CIRCA LATE 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A PAIR OF GREEK BRONZE GREAVES
CIRCA LATE 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Formed of wrapped sheet, naturalistically representing the anatomy of the lower leg, each with the raised rounded patella tailed below toward the tibia, details of the musculature well modelled, including the calfs and the anterior muscles, tapering toward the ankles, flaring out at the lower edge
15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA LATE 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Formed of wrapped sheet, naturalistically representing the anatomy of the lower leg, each with the raised rounded patella tailed below toward the tibia, details of the musculature well modelled, including the calfs and the anterior muscles, tapering toward the ankles, flaring out at the lower edge
15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
with Nicholas Koutoulakis, Switzerland, 1980s.
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