Late 2nd-early 3rd century AD. A bronze greave (ocreae) for cavalry or infantry use, providing defence for the shin and knee, with a separate and articulated knee-guard; five lateral tabs for attachment of the leather strings still remaining, both on the greave and knee-guard, the offset edge strips are perforated for attachment of the strap eyelets, the upper edge remains of the knee joint hinge; showing at the lower end a slightly pronounced ankle protection. See Robinson, R., The Armour of Imperial Rome, New York, 1975; Garbsch, J., Römische Paraderustüngen, München, 1979; Kolnìk, T., Rímske a Germ?nske Umenie na Slovensku, Bratislava, 1984; Junkelmann M., Reiter wie Statuen aus Erz, Mainz, 1996; Born H. / Junkelmann, M., Roman Combat and Tournament Armours - Axel Guttmann Collection, vol. 4, Mainz 1997; Bishop M.C. & Coulston J.C.N., Roman military equipment, from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, Oxford, 2006; D’Amato, R., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier, London, 2009; D’Amato-Salimbeti, Bronze Age Greek Warrior, 1600-1100 BC, Oxford, 2011; D'Amato R. and Negin A., Decorated Roman Armour, London, 2017.306 grams, 50cm (19 1/2"). Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.