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Greaves, Alan M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 81.2 2 177-206 ... 2012 ... Greaves (2012) |
| Fragment showing part of a dancer in short chiton and greaves. Pentelic marble ... Fragment showing part of a dancer in short chiton and greaves. Pentelic marble. |
Leg with greaves and drapery. Carl Roebuck, Nb. No. 6.
Well A, 12.80-13.40. 180 ... 19 April 1938 ... Leg with greaves and drapery. |
Wall fragment from a large skyphos(?).
Parts of two figures, right, one cloaked, the other wearing greaves. Rays below.
Added red for cloak and greaves.
Glazed inside. Old Grid: ca. 87-88/ΜΑ. Silt fill ... 2 May 1952 ... Parts of two figures, right, one cloaked, the other wearing greaves. Rays below.
Added red for cloak and greaves.
Glazed inside. |
| Mended from four pieces; fragment giving full height of figured zone and a little of the shoulder. Warrior standing left; crested helmet, shield, spear and greaves. Purple for helmet and greaves; white ... 16-17, 22-24 September, 24 October 1947 ... Warrior standing left; crested helmet, shield, spear and greaves. Purple for helmet and greaves; white (? |
| Mended from several pieces; foot and lower front part preserved. Small spreading foot, flat resting surface.
Warrior running right (greaves, sword, short chiton and shield) followed by another warrior ... 13 March 1955 ... Warrior running right (greaves, sword, short chiton and shield) followed by another warrior (greaves, short chiton, spear, sword). |
| Fragment preserves part of warrior to right, carrying shield, which is red with added white; white cuirass, added red dots; white and red dots on greaves. Beneath the figure two bordering lines, one red ... 1932 ... Fragment preserves part of warrior to right, carrying shield, which is red with added white; white cuirass, added red dots; white and red dots on greaves. Beneath the figure two bordering lines, one red.
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| From a closed pot, unglazed inside. Right foot of warrior in greaves, running right. Two purple bands below.
Letters in black on either side of foot (of warrior): Mouth of well (?). Cf. adjoining protoattic ... 10 March 1936 ... Right foot of warrior in greaves, running right. |
Black figured fragment. A warrior wearing greaves and carrying a spear walks to right. Behind him a panel of palmette and lotus. In the zone below is out spread wing, and behind it a panel with some design ... 25 Apr 1931 ... A warrior wearing greaves and carrying a spear walks to right. |
| Lead tokens, third century B.C., stamped with items of armor (breastplate, helmet, greaves) to be issued to the cavalry.
Top row, left to rigt: IL 1572, IL 1576, IL 1577. Bottom row, left to right: IL ... Craig Mauzy ... Horizontal (normal) ... Lead tokens, third century B.C., stamped with items of armor (breastplate, helmet, greaves) to be issued to the cavalry.
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| Mended from nine pieces. Most of the base preserved, the lower part of one panel and the lower left corner of the other (no figures). Decoration in panels. In the better-preserved panel: to the right, ... August-September 1932 ... In the better-preserved panel: to the right, most of a warrior left, wearing greaves and carrying a shield (seen in persective?) ... Added red on the greaves, shield(?), skirt hem, the garment of the running figure and framing the panel. |
Two non-joining fragments from wall of closed pot.
a) Hand, stomach and leg of rider, part of mane. Rider holds spear or reins. All lines incised. Applied purple visible on greaves, corslet and mane.
b) ... July 1952 ... Applied purple visible on greaves, corslet and mane.
b) Part of horse's leg and belly(?) |
| Lead tokens (from Well J 5:1) depicting pieces of armor probably distributed to members of the cavalry. Obverse. Top row, left to right: greave (IL 1572), breastplates (IL 1573, IL 1574). Bottom row: helmet ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jun 2000 ... Bottom row: helmet (IL 1575), greaves (IL 1576, IL 1577) or simply alpha (IL 1579). |
| Two joining fragments preserve base, lower wall and spring of one handle. Plain torus base; strap handle deeply concave in section. On either side, above a reserved line, a pursuit scene.
A) Warrior with ... 13 March 1937 ... A) Warrior with greaves and spear pursues a woman to left.
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Four non-joining fragments.
a) Mended from three pieces. Upper wall fragment preserving traces of one handle and part of the tongue pattern on the shoulder. It preserves the right end of the picture: ... March 1940 ... c) Parts of two round shields and legs, the one at the right wearing greaves. The device of the better preserved shield is the forepart of a horse. ... d) Leg wearing greaves, a wing, and part of a tail of a bird, both left.
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| Rim fragment of volute krater, the outer face of the lip has a maeander, figured scene below: warrior armed with shield, spear, helmet and greaves, walking left beside a four-horse chariot; part of a third ... 9 May 1940 ... Rim fragment of volute krater, the outer face of the lip has a maeander, figured scene below: warrior armed with shield, spear, helmet and greaves, walking left beside a four-horse chariot; part of a third figure following.
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| A large cup of type B, mended from many pieces; one handle, much of stem and fragments elsewhere missing. Part of ancient lead mend at top of stem preserved.
Interior:
Within a reserved circle, athlete ... 31 May 1954 ... Some of the warriors wear chitons, corselet, greaves and helmet, others greaves and helmet only. ... Note the rather elaborate greaves. The shield devices include bull's heads, hind part of feline, concentric dotted circles, groups of small circles. |
| Ionian alphabet. Ionian influence. Incense. Javelin. Jewelry. Goal post. Kalos name. Gorgoneion. Kamiros. Kantharos. Kerameikos. Graffito. Kithara. Geometric. Grave marker. Krater. Greaves. Krobylos. Glaze: ... Agora 23 365 ... Greaves |
From the lower body of a small amphora. Below, a broad black band, bordered by red above and below; below it, the tops of rays, running down to the base. Above, part of a figured scene in a panel, the ... 18 April 1934 ... Facing him, the legs and feet of a warrior in greaves. |
Floor fragment with start of stem. Max. dim. 0.075; est. diam. of tondo 0.11. H. A. Thompson, Hesperia 23, 1954, pl. 15:b.
I, hoplitodromos. Hoplite (head, back, soles of feet, and right fingers missing) ... Ca. 510 B.C ... He is nude except for greaves, and he holds a round shield on his left arm. |
Mended from many fragments. Scene depicts warrior between ornamental eyes. Incision indicates the greaves, chiton and breast plate of the warrior. He holds a lance which crosses the top of the eye; he ... August-September 1932 ... Incision indicates the greaves, chiton and breast plate of the warrior. |
| Mended from many pieces; fragments of the wall and a good deal of its surface missing. Shoulder lekythos with flaring ring foot and flaring lip. Neck lightly inset from shoulder. On shoulder, palmette ... 22 May 1939 ... On body, at center, armed warrior, left, Corinthian helmet, greaves and shield (dolphin as device); two standing draped figures holding spears to either side of him, facing towards center. ... On wall, for similar cloaks of draped figures and for helmet and greaves. White: for feathers forming crest of helmet, for dolphins, and for dots on garments of the two draped figures.
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Bottom of wall, start of concave strap handle, all of foot. P.H. 0.045; max. dim. 0.136. W. B. Dinsmoor, Hesperia Suppl. V, p. 133, fig. 59:11.
A, warrior pursuing a woman to left: the legs of the warrior ... Ca. 470-460 B.C ... Dilute glaze: drapery folds; lines on greaves; darker part of drapery borders. |
Depicts man between warriors. Mouth and handle missing, nearly half the base and large parts of the walls. A small non-joining piece preserved with the lotus-bud shoulder pattern. Central figure holds ... June 1932 ... Accessory red on shields, greaves, garment folds and hair. |
| The foot and much of the wall to the shoulder preserved. Two warriors, one at the left, attacking the second, who kneels on one knee and thrusts backwards with his spear. Both wear crested helmets, corselets ... 28 April 1948 ... Both wear crested helmets, corselets over a short pleated chiton; shields, greaves and swords. |
| Mended from several pieces; fragments of rim and wall, including upper right part of medallion, missing. Type B; lightly profiled foot.
Reserved band about tondo. Warrior left, with knees bent. Corinthian ... 1 June 1954 ... Corinthian helmet in right hand, shield in left; greaves; broad head-band, or double fillet. |
On a) Part of the lower effect edge of the rim with egg and dot pattern; back half of head, neck, and slight should of a woman to right. She wears peplos, taenia with leaves in front, earrings. The end ... b) Two legs of a warrior holding a spear, he wears greaves decorated with palmettes.
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| Mouth and most of foot missing. Thin disk foot.
On shoulder, short rays and lotus buds, stalks skipping one.
Quadriga right; a warrior (helmet, corselet, chiton and greaves) mounting the chariot; he holds ... 2 June 1954 ... Quadriga right; a warrior (helmet, corselet, chiton and greaves) mounting the chariot; he holds reins and goad. |
| Wall fragments missing. General type as P 24316 (ΣΑ 2526): This is the characteristic general type for the large proportion of the lekythoi from this group. Bell mouth with variations in height and spread; ... May-June 1954 ... Scene: warrior in white corslet putting on his greaves; on each side two onlookers holding spears.
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Mended with small missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, handle B/A completely modern. Glaze flaked slightly on outside. Top of rim reserved. H. 0.103; diam. of rim 0.29; diam. of tondo 0.113; ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... He wears a Chalcidian helmet, a corslet over a short chiton, and greaves, and he holds out his round shield (device: wreath) on his left arm. His opponent (nude but for Corinthian helmet and greaves) runs away, looking back, his spear held high, his round shield (device: bull's head) held out. ... He wears a corslet over a short chiton, greaves, and a Chalcidian helmet. |
| A few fragments of body missing, mostly at back. A trefoil oinochoe with high swung double handle.
Picture in panel on front. A youth riding a black horse and leading a white one whose head and legs only ... 20 June 1955 ... A youth riding a black horse and leading a white one whose head and legs only are visible; behind walks a warrior with helmet, round shield and greaves. In front of the horses a bird in flight; under their bellies a small panther. |
Mended with the missing pieces restored in plaster and painted. Glaze abraded in part on outside. H. 0.093; diam. at rim 0.235; diam. of tondo 0.11; diam. of foot 0.092. S. Roberts, Hesperia 55, 1986, ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... I, warrior (back of head missing) to left, a round shield (no device) on his left arm (segment of shield lost), greaves, holding a low-crested Corinthian helmet by the nasal in his outstretched right hand. |
| A small fragment of the shoulder and the upper part of the wall of the side are preserved. On the shoulder a warrior is running left in full battle array: sword, helmet, greaves, shield and (presumably) ... 29 May 1933 ... On the shoulder a warrior is running left in full battle array: sword, helmet, greaves, shield and (presumably) spear in raised right hand. |
Part of lip and much of wall missing. Many small fragments not joined. Shoulder lekythos with shallow echinus mouth and disk foot. On the shoulder a large cock, right, and two ivy leaves. On wall, a draped ... 22 May 1939 ... On wall, a draped figure, seated right on a folding stool, facing a standing warrior armed with crested helmet, shield and greaves. A standing draped figure, holding a spear, to either side, facing in. |
| Mended from many pieces. Top, bottom, most of one side missing.
A) Left to right: draped man facing right, holds staff; hoplite with helmet, spear, greaves, shield with cross and four dots in white, facing ... 24 July 1972 ... A) Left to right: draped man facing right, holds staff; hoplite with helmet, spear, greaves, shield with cross and four dots in white, facing left; horse facing right; hoplite with greave, helmet, spear, shield with cross and four dots in white, facing left.
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| Mended from many pieces. Considerable scattered portions missing; restored in plaster. Combat scene of armed men between spectators. The combatants wear helmets, tunics and greaves and carry shields (one ... August-September 1932 ... The combatants wear helmets, tunics and greaves and carry shields (one seen in perspective?). |
| Nozzle broken away.
On rim, ovule pattern, panelled.
On discus, on top part, bearded figure in tunic, boots and small cap, facing right, holding shield before him. Filling hole on center right, between ... 5 May 1932 ... In the field around the figure, to the left, a corselet; to the right, a crested helmet and a pair of greaves.
Nozzle, together with part of the right side of the rim, and nearly all of the body. |
| Part of the body preserved; four small non-joining pieces (the lower left corner of the panel; part of its left edge; a bit of the lower border; and a wall fragment). Panel bordered above by tongues, around ... June 1937 ... The better preserved figure, at the right, wears a short chiton (or corselet), greaves, and a high-crested helmet. |
| Mended from many pieces; the foot, most of one handle, and pieces throughout the body restored in plaster. The top of the lip reserved; the neck glazed inside for 0.042m. At the junction of the neck and ... August-September 1932 ... Three warriors, each with crested Corinthian helmet, shield, greaves, cloak and two spears, marching left. |
| Round-bodied oinochoe on convex profiled ring foot; straight neck, flaring at lip; one triple-ridged handle. Fragment missing from lip.
Panel on front, opposite handle, arming scene. At center, bearded ... 20 April 1935 ... At center, bearded youth right, putting on greaves; facing him stands a woman dressed in a peplos and holding spear and shield; behind, a white-haired man, draped and holding staff. |
| Mended from many pieces. Foot missing. About half of walls missing. Nearly all of rim preserved. Flaring offset rim with top sloping outward, reserved bands at rim and below rim inside. Rim has laurel ... 27 June-5 August 1972 ... The hoplite, who stands with left foot upon a rock, wears greaves, cuirasse, and Attic helmet and is armed with spear and shield. |
| Mended from over 100 fragments; a few small pieces missing, restored in plaster.
Interior
Large medallion: bearded warrior running to left, two spears in the right hand, shield in the left; greaves and ... 9 May 1950 ... Interior
Large medallion: bearded warrior running to left, two spears in the right hand, shield in the left; greaves and leather helmet; the episemon is the bust of a bearded male in profile to left; flowing locks (horns on forehead?) |
| The rim and neck preserved, with about one-third of the shoulder, including most of the figured panel (broken away at the lower right). Attachment of vertical handle preserved at the back. Two non-joining ... 19-23 March 1936 ... In front of the horses, left, facing the charioteer, a warrior in full armor: greaves, shield, and high crested helmet. |
| Mended from many pieces; a few small wall fragments missing. Deep bell mouth; neck inset from shoulder; sloping shoulder; thick ring at base of wall; elaborately profiled foot.
On shoulder, tongues and ... 2 June 1954 ... Man mounting chariot, right; himation, greaves, wreath; he holds the reins with both hands and the goad in the right. |
Most of shoulder with stub of handle and body with part of fillet between it and the foot. Strengthened with plaster. Glaze misfired in places; abraded here and there. P.H. 0.138; diam. 0.081. H. A. Thompson, ... Ca. 510 B.C ... Each has a Corinthian helmet pushed back on his head, a round shield, and greaves. Each attacker is armed with a spear, and a plume adorns the helmet of the third. |
| Repaired from many fragments; both handles, about two-thirds of the rim and a bit of the base missing.
Interior: medallion complete except for a bit of the maeander on the left side. Double maeander broken ... 2 July 1931 ... He wears a crested Corinthian helmet, corselet and greaves; beneath the corselet is a short chiton, and over his shoulder is draped a folded chlamys with black border. ... Both these warriors, like the one on the medallion, wear greaves, short chiton, and folded, bordered chlamys. |
| Mended from many pieces and restored in plaster. Foot with double torus moulding. Overhanging rim. Main side shows mounted Amazon riding right attacking hoplite. Amazon wears cap, striped trousers and ... 27 June-5 August 1972 ... Hoplite wears typical Greek armor: "Thracian" helmet, corselet, chitoniskos and greaves. He is armed with a spear, drawn back in the right hand, and carries a shield with an elaborate device, possibly a trident. |
Broken and mended with many missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably a large amount of the rim. Three concentric circles on underside of foot. Glaze misfired on A--B from stacking in the ... Ca. 480 B.C ... A youthful warrior with a low-crested Corinthian helmet pushed back on his head, dressed in a short chiton with corslet and cloak, as well as greaves, stands to right, holding a phiale in his outstretched right hand, about to pour a libation on a flaming altar. ... At the left, a warrior (legs with greaves; lower skirt of chiton; ends of cloak) strides to left toward an altar placed below the handle. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_army.html The Athenian Army From the very beginning, the Athenians were compelled to fight for their new democracy. Their dramatic victories over the Boiotians and Chalkidians in 506 B.C. led many to attribute Athenian ... They went into battle protected by a helmet, breastplate, and greaves (shin guards), carrying a large round shield and long thrusting spear. ... The warriors wear helmets and greaves, and carry shields ornamented with various devices: an anchor, insect, or serpent. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/military_service.html Military Service After the 18-year-old was registered in his deme as a citizen and was approved by the Council, he entered military service as a young conscript (ephebe) with other members of his tribe ... Lead tokens, third century B.C., stamped with items of armor (breastplate, helmet, greaves) to be issued to the cavalry. 11. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/state_religion.html State Religion: The Archon Basileus There was no attempt in Classical Athens to separate church and state. Altars and shrines were intermingled with the public areas and buildings of the city. A single ... He wears a short tunic with a cloak over his shoulders, a helmet, and greaves. His shield, shown in a perspective, three-quarter view, is behind him. |
Fifteen non-joining fragments of wall, P 18278 b--c and P 19582 a--d of torus rim with zone of ornament below. Glaze mottled here and there; has a greenish cast in places; abraded in part on rim. Max ... Ca. 480 B.C ... More likely, either her right hand was empty or a pair of greaves may have been suspended from her wrist, and her outstretched left hand held something else, perhaps the hero's helmet or his sword. ... Thus, the composition might have looked like this: (1) a Nereid holding a helmet or sword and perhaps the greaves; (2) Thetis with shield and spear, facing (3) Achilleus.
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