Inv. n°: MMoCA435

Pair of Greek Bronze Greaves

Slender, short bronze greaves with pronounced contour. Double decorative bosses, palms, lotus blossoms, lines of beads, and herringbone and wave patterns on the narrow upper ends.

h. 28 cm

5th-4th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Axel Guttmann Collection (AG 318/R 76), Berlin, acquired in Krefeld
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 180

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 180
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 193, fig. 31

Exhibitions

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

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