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Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,750
6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
15 ½" (4.5 kg, 39.5cm).
A sheet bronze cuirass comprising breast- and backplate, mounted on a custom-made stand; the breastplate with repoussé detailing to the clavicle, pectoral and lateral muscles, punched holes to the rim; the backplate similar with two dorsal lines, lateral fixing points for straps; possibly Italic workmanship. [2]
PROVENANCE:
Formerly the property of Saver G. Ugust, Germany; acquired 1970s-1980s. Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford.
LITERATURE:
See Sim, D. & Kaminski, J. Roman Imperial Armour. The Production of Early Imperial Military Armour, Oxford, 2012; Travis, H.& J. Roman Body Armour, Stroud, 2012.
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