Pair of Greek Bronze Ankle Guards
A pair of ancient Italic Greek bronze ankle guards of anatomical form contoured to the length of the Achilles tendon. Ca. 4th - 3rd century BC. Height: 5 1/2 in. (24 cm). Greaves and ankle guards were designed to conform to and protect the lower legs in battle. Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. nos. 1982.11.5-6. Formerly in the collection of Gilles Grimm, France.
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