

Pair of Greaves (lower leg defenses)
Pair of Greaves (lower leg defenses) by an unknown artist. Two tall, gray, cylindrical metal pieces with a floral pattern cut out of them; they are open at both ends, have a slightly flared bottom, and are wider at the top; the metal pieces are covered with a repeating design of four-petaled flowers; the flowers are stylized with four elongated petals surrounding a central circle with a four-pointed shape; there are two small straps on the sides of each piece.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1525–1575
- Medium
- Steel
- Culture
- possibly German
- Dimensions
- 472 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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