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Lot Essay
Included in this panoply is a Chalcidian helmet, an anatomical back-plate and a pair of ankle-guards. The helmet features a carinated ridge rising to a peak above the forehead, repoussé rosettes above the brows and at the temples, with a spiral plume-holder and a ring rivited to the dome.
According to D. von Bothmer (p. 68 in “Armorial Adjuncts,” Metropolitan Museum Journal, vol. 24), ankle-guards were one of four types of body armor available to ancient Greek warriors. The other coverings included a helmet, cuirass and greaves. This type of ankle-guard was prominent in Magna Graecia – Apulia in particular – and differed from its mainland Greek counterpart in its elongated form, which protected a larger portion of the back of the leg. As von Bothmer explains, it is unclear whether these guards were worn in conjunction with greaves or on their own.
According to D. von Bothmer (p. 68 in “Armorial Adjuncts,” Metropolitan Museum Journal, vol. 24), ankle-guards were one of four types of body armor available to ancient Greek warriors. The other coverings included a helmet, cuirass and greaves. This type of ankle-guard was prominent in Magna Graecia – Apulia in particular – and differed from its mainland Greek counterpart in its elongated form, which protected a larger portion of the back of the leg. As von Bothmer explains, it is unclear whether these guards were worn in conjunction with greaves or on their own.