7¹⁄₄ in. (18.4 cm.) high.

Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired by 2000 (Inv. no. AG582/H217).
Ausgesuchte Historische Objekte & Antike Helme der Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Auktion 49, Hermann Historica, Munich, 19 October 2005, lot 172.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, 2010, vol. XXI, no. 103).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2009.

M. Junkelmann, Römische Helme: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, vol. 8, Berlin and Mainz, 2000, p. 105, fig. 28.
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 187, fig. 11.

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA410).

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Thought to have been inspired by Celtic prototypes, the Montefortino emerged in the 4th century B.C. and continued in use well in to the Roman period. The type is defined by a conical bowl surmounted by a knob and a narrow, moderately-sloping neck-guard. Examples and regional variations have been found from the Iberian Peninsula to the Black Sea area. The type takes its name from the Italian region of Montefortino, near Ancona, where 17 examples were discovered in a Celtic burial.