Ancient Greek Bronze Helmet

This is a Greek bronze helmet, 21.5 cm in height, awarded to Son Kee-chung to commemorate his victory in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. It was made in Corinth, Greece, around the 6th century BC, and was excavated at Olympia by a German archaeologist in 1875. In form, when worn it exposed the eyes and mouth while covering the nose from bridge to tip, and the back of the helmet was made to protect the neck completely. Along the contours of the openings cut for the eyes and mouth, and along the part touching the neck, there are holes through which thread could be passed, suggesting that cloth was originally attached to the inside of the helmet to cushion the head when worn. Although it had been intended as a prize for the winner of the Berlin Olympic marathon, it was not delivered to Son Kee-chung at the time, and remained kept at a museum in Berlin; it was later brought back to Korea through the arrangement of the Greek newspaper Vradyni.

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Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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Treasure · 보물