Inv. n°: MMoCA597e

Bronze Belt

The bronze belt was symbolic of warrior status among the Samnites and other south Italic peoples. South Italic Panoply (4/5)

w. 78 cm

4th-3rd century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann Collection (AG 571/R 67), acquired in Krefeld in 1992
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 60: "Antiquities including from the Axel Guttmann Collection" Munich 2010-10-13 YYYY-MM-DD, Munich, 15th 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. 28
  • Ancient Warfare, 2012-01-01, vol. VI, issue 5, p. 46

Exhibitions

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

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