| Italy The Giglio Helmet: Bronze Corinthian Helmet |
| Although many Corinthian Helmets have been found over the years, the early 6th century BC Giglio Helmet is unique in it's decoration - only one similarly highly decorated helmet has been found, in Israel. This helmet was found in a wreck and conserved. According the excavator, Mensun Bound, it then vanished, stolen by a German diver - Bound briefly tracked the helmet down with the thief in 1982, but it vanished again before it could be re-claimed by Italy. It may have briefly surfaced on the Swiss art market in 2004. See Oxford Mail story Contact Mesum Bound |