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| Keywords: Greek - Corinthian Helmet - Walters 542304 - Three Quarter.jpg This piece of armor is an element of the hoplite's panoply which also included a breastplate greaves shield spear and sword The nose-guard and cheekpieces of the undecorated crestless Corinthian helmet left only the eyes and mouth of its wearer exposed The small holes around the edge of the helmet anchored a leather lining that would have been sewn inside the helmet This was the most common form of helmet among hoplites This helmet may have been killed or rendered unusable by bending the cheekpieces outward This type of distortion is common among helmets dedicated in sanctuaries between 700 500 BC Archaic bronze cm 24 3 20 8 25 7 accession number 54 2304 26335 Mr E Segredakis New York New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum January 15 1946 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1946 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Corinth Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Armour in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Corinthian helmets | ||||
