一对罕见的普利亚青铜护踝，
约公元前 5 至 4 世纪
GX2202
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属于普利亚类型的胫甲，每一块胫甲都是用叶形的青铜板锤打而成，轮廓与脚后跟的长度一致，后部上升到小腿中部，有三个凸棱，一个中央垂直脊，以及两个侧面曲线脊，用于保护跟腱免受砍击。 每个内侧均压印有泪珠形状，以塑造内踝骨（踝内肌），外侧踝骨（踝外肌）的形状不太明显，但圆形较大。 前部逐渐变细至圆边，通过两侧的鞋眼系带固定在一起。
与小腿护胫相比，踝部护胫要罕见得多，希腊战士并不总是穿着踝部护胫。 大都会艺术博物馆希腊与罗马艺术部主任迪特里希·冯·波斯默表示，过去 150 年间，仅发现了不到 50 件这样的文物。 此外，绝大多数普利亚雕像都省略了踝部胫甲的图像，而仅描绘了小腿胫甲。 有趣的是，希腊英雄阿喀琉斯在特洛伊被箭射中脚后跟而死，这是他身体唯一脆弱的部位。 由于这个神话，以及希腊人对阿喀琉斯的崇敬，人们会认为踝部护腿在战士中更受欢迎。它们如此罕见，表明它们是为极其重要的战士保留的。
参见：Dietrich von Bothmer，《纹章附属物》：《大都会博物馆杂志》第 24 卷（1989 年）。
尺寸：高：10 英寸 (25.4 厘米)，宽：6 英寸 (15.24 厘米)
状况：整体完好且状况良好。
来源：德国私人收藏，之前为柏林阿克塞尔·古特曼（Axel Guttman，1944 - 2001）收藏，于 1980 年代购得，之后为加利福尼亚私人收藏。
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