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CHRIS HOLMES ANTIQUES

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A pair beautifully carved dark walnut Italian Renaissance figures c.1550.

Depicting an idealistic representation of Renaissance soldiers wearing Ancient Roman ‘cingulum’ - an apron like or skirt like arrangement of leather straps often set with metal disks, copied from the Greek soldiers before them who wore the similar ‘pteruges’ - these provided a degree of protection, without impeding movement or over-heating the wearer as more rigid armour would have done.

A perfect example of Renaissance carvers harking back to the perceived glory of classical Antiquity.

  • Period: 16thC
    • Price: £2,600.00
    • €3,142 Euro
    • $3,287 US Dollar
  • Location: Yorkshire
    • Dimensions: H: 35cm (13.78in)
    • W: 10cm (3.94in)
    • D: 5cm (1.97in)