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BRONZE MUSCLE CUIRASS Item ID - 565
Item Name - Bronze Muscle Cuirass
Period - 500-360BC
Culture - Greek Dimensions - Weight: 5.6Kg Item Cost - $3720 |
Description A Greek bronze Cuirass with anatomically accurate musculature. It has turned edges around the arms and neck. Repousse nipples and navel. The front and back are joined by tubular hinges and there are also rings through which a leather thong can be put to hold the halves together while the pins are inserted into the hinges.
Closely copied from an example in the Metropolitan museum of art New York and dated to the 5th century B.C. |
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