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Identical breast and back plates for a "triple-disc armour", each consisting of three cambered discs each with small central boss, with additional bosses between the discs as well as the upper rim, which is folded over as reinforcement with a serrated edge. Lining holes at regular intervals along the perimeter. A riveted loop on the sides and at each shoulder for fastening the side and shoulder lacings.

h. 27.5 cm

4th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Ex Axel Guttmann collection acquired from possibly at Galerie Putzh, Freiburg (Germany), acquired in 1987, AG 138/R 30
Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 197

Publications

H. Born, Restaurierung antiker Bronzewaffen Sammlung Axel Guttmann, 1993, vol. 2, p. 11
Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 197
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 227, fig. 125
K-A Kazek, Chasseurs & Gladiateurs : L'épopée des héros de l'arène, 2019, p. 14

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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Samnite Triple-Disc Breastplate

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