Inv. n°: MMoCA613

Greek Bronze Shield Attachements

For placing in the interior of the shield, in the same position on opposite sides of the centre, facing vertically. It may have been an attachment for a particular device - the porpax (a large semi-circle in bronze in the interior of the hollow part of the shield, and the antilabé (a little leather strap), allowing for more comfort and greater force.

h. 60 cm

550-480 BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Acquired at Hixenbaugh Ancient Art

Publications

  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 189, fig. 17-18

Exhibitions

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

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