Inv. n°: MMoCA533

Greek Bronze Greave

Shaped with little anatomical details. With a single hole in the upper knee area, which suggests that it was probably fastened to a tropaion in a sanctuary.

h. 46.5 cm

6th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann collection (AG 622/ R 152)
  • Hermann Historica, Auction 59 "Antiquities from the Axel Guttman Collection and other Properties", Munich, 17th April 2010, lot 359

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, "Antiquities from the Axel Guttmann Collection and Other Properties", Auction 59, April 2010, lot 359
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 194, fig. 33

Exhibitions

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

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