Inv. n°: MMoCA555

Pair of Greek Bronze Ankle Guards

Each of hammered sheet, contoured to the length of the back of the Achilles tendon and bulging around the ankle bones, tapering at the front to smooth round edges, perforated twice on either edge to accommodate laces.

h. 14.3 cm

c. 6th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Liebert Collection, Germany, 1950s
  • Christie’s, New York, "Antiquities" sale 1314, 11th December 2003, lot 140
  • Acquired at Christie's, New York, "Antiquities" sale 2323, 10th June 2010, lot 79

Publications

  • Christie’s, Antiquities sale 1314, New York, 11th December 2003, lot 140
  • Christie’s, Antiquities sale 2323, New York, 10th June 2010, lot 79
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 195, fig. 39

Exhibitions

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

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