Soldier

Description Conservation Provenance Credit

Description The youthful soldier's helmet has cheekpieces that frame his face. He wears a tunic beneath a cuirass (breastplate). A sheathed sword is under his right arm. His left hand is pierced to hold an object, probably a spear.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
8/27/1976	Examination	technical study

Provenance W. H. Forman Collection Sale, London, 1899, no. 57 or 134; Hakky-Bey Collection Sale, 1906, no. 256; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Etruscan (Artist)

Period

early 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)

Medium

bronze
(Metal)

Accession Number

54.1074

Measurements

H: 4 13/16 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 1 7/16 in. (12.3 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm); mount H: 1 3/4 x W: 2 7/16 x D: 2 3/8 in. (4.5 x 6.1 x 6 cm)

Geographies

Italy (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Etruscan Art