Cheek Piece from a Helmet: An Amazon Raising Her Sword
Artist/Culture
Greek
Dateabout 350 B.C.E
Mediumbronze
Dimensions13 x 8.1 x 2.4 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/16 x 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineAustin S. Garver Fund
Terms
Object number1970.71
DescriptionProbably from Sicily, Hellenistic period. Thin piece of bronze with repousse relief; Amazon in short tunic, kneeling partly on a rock, sword in right hand pointing up, looking left, wearing Phrygian cap and trousers. Green & reddish patina. One pair of small holes on each edge, likely to accommodate a lining.ProvenanceMuseum purchase from Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., 41 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022
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Southern German
about 1550
