Mid 1st millennium BC. A matched pair of bronze greaves or lamellae scales from a cuirass or suite of armoured panels, each tongue-shaped with repoussé ornament of concentric tiers with three bosses to the wider end and one to the narrower, each boss with a pelleted border, pierced at both ends for attachment with laces. 353 grams total, 30-30.5cm (12"). Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.Fine condition, one repaired. [2]