GREEK BRONZE GREAVES. Ca. 550 - 500 BC. A pair of matching bronze greaves. Each features simple decorations, including vertical lines and spirals defining the calf muscles, along with multiple pierced holes around the edges for securing leather straps. A beautiful green patina envelopes these iconic objects. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: L.2017.18; Christie's Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armours, Part II, Lot 62. Size: 410-440mm x 90-100mm; Weight: 1.39kg. Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.