Left Greave

6th century BCE (Archaic)

10.5 cm 40.5 cm 12.5 cm

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A greave is armor that protects the kneecap and lower leg. This example has elaborate decoration in repoussé (a technique in which metal is impressed from the rear to form a raised design), including the face of a lion over the knee and lines emphasizing the muscles of the cal...

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E. Zoumpoulakis, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, 1938, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P15089]; Joseph Brummer Estate Sale, New York, 1949, pt. II, lot 183; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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