Antiquities get ahead of the rest
Among the top-estimated lots at the Lyon & Turnbull (25% buyer’s premium) sale of African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History in Edinburgh on May 5 was a hammered bronze Apulo-Corinthian helmet from southern Italy, c.350-500BC.
Unlike the classic Greek Corinthian helmet, which was worn full-face when in combat and tipped up …