Inv. n°: MMoCA87b

Italo-Corinthian Bronze Greaves

Anatomical leg protectrs with holes for trying. Part of the pre-eminents soldiers survival kit used by infantrymen throughout the Greek world.

h. 28.6 cm

Apulia, 6th-5th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Kroeber collection, Berlin, acquired 1960s
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 22nd October 2008

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, January 2004, vol. XV, p. 26, no. 57
  • J. M. Eisenberg, Arms, Armour and Images of Warfare, Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, October 2004, p.6, no. 18
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 225, fig. 120

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Le Corps Sportif, Musée National du Sport, Nice, France, 13th April 2018 — 16th September 2018

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