plaque;
fitting;
cheek-piece(?)
- Museum number
- 1876,0501.1
- Description
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Irregularly-shaped bronze plaque decorated with a relief representation of a naked male figure, perhaps Odysseus, wearing pointed cap (pileus or pilos) and elaborate boots, carrying a spear; pierced twice for attachment to a larger object. Possibly cut down from a helmet cheek-piece. He is standing on what appears to be rough ground or rocks. There is a rosette decoration on the ground.
- Production date
- 400 BC - 300 BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.20 centimetres
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Width: 4.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Possibly trimmed before acqusition by the Museum and some of the attachement holes might be missing.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1876
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1876,0501.1