A rare pair of Apulian bronze Ankle Greaves,
ca. 5th - 4th century BCE Seals Wah-ib-ra-em-akhet is also known through

Wah-ib-ra-em-akhet is also known through his inscribed sarcophagus in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Sydney1997 Hogarth Gallery

Provenance: Joel Malter private collection

while the long neck depicts fine geometric symbols decorated with soft crosshatching

The manufacture of South Italian vases reached its zenith between 350 and 320 BCE

A rare pair of Apulian bronze Ankle Greaves, <br><em>ca. 5th - 4th century BCE</em> Seals Wah-ib-ra-em-akhet is also known throughOf Apulian type, each greave hammered from a leaf shaped sheet of bronze, contoured to the length of the heel, the back rising to mid calf with three carinations, a central vertical ridge, and two flanking curvilinear ridges moulded to protect the Achilles tendon from slashing blows. Embossed on each inner side in a teardrop shape to mould over the inner ankle bone (the malleolus medialis), with a less defined but larger rounded outer side for the