Inv. n°: MMoCA597d

Bronze Greaves

The head of the goddess Minerva embellishes the greaves. A similar image of Minerva appears on a triple-disc cuirass found at Carthage. South Italic Panoply (3/5)

h. 43.5 cm

4th-3rd century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann Collection (AG 625, R 155), acquired in Krefeld in 1992
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 60: "Antiquities including from the Axel Guttmann Collection", Munich, 13th October 2010, lot 2167

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, Auction 60, 15th October 2010, lot 2167
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 192, fig. 27
  • M. Merrony, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins. La Collection Famille Levett, France, 2012, p. 50

Exhibitions

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

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