Bronze cuirass (breastplate)

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7th or 6th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Recent study of this "bell-shaped" bronze cuirass has led to its assignment as a product of the Late Bronze Age Hallstatt culture (western-central Europe). Such cuirasses have been discovered in the area north of the Alps (present-day Southeastern France and Switzerland). The front and back pieces, hinged together, render the male anatomy in a stylized pattern of embossed knobs and rows of dots.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th or 6th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1909