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Hixenbaugh Ancient Art

Greek Bronze Panoply of Armor

An ancient South Italian Greek bronze panoply of armor.

Total height: 68 in. (172.2 cm). Height of cuirass: 15 in. (38.7 cm). Height of helmet: 11 1/2 in. (29.3 cm).

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An ancient South Italian Greek bronze panoply of armor consisting of an emphatically muscled cuirass and back plate, the side plates with wave pattern borders,   the nipples inlaid with copper; a Chalcidian type helmet with volutes and hinged cheek pieces, and a pair of anatomical full length greaves.