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| Keywords: Greek - Left Greave - Walters 542336 - Three Quarter Left.jpg 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 calf on either side Tiny holes lining the top and bottom edges secured a fabric lining and leather strips for attachment to the leg This piece of bronze armor is an element of the hoplite's panoply which also included a helmet breastplate shield spear and sword The hoplite's armor signified the social status of its owner who was required to furnish his weapons at his own expense It also signaled a citizen's service to the community and would thus have been a source of pride to its owner Snodgrass 1967 1999 58-9 century 6 BC Archaic bronze cm 40 5 10 5 12 5 accession number 54 2336 11819 Joseph Brummer Estate Sale New York 1949 pt II lot 183 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 In Search of Ancient Treasure 40 Years of Collecting The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1978 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Armour in the Walters Art Museum Greaves Art from Greece Bronze armour Ancient Greek armours | ||||
