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Greaves

Scope note

Plate armor for the lower legs, consisting of one contoured plate or two hinged together. Rare in Asia, they were worn in ancient Greece and Rome, and in the rest of Europe from the late 13th to the 17th century.

This term has 31 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300036788

Broader Terms used

<body armor: lower extremities>

Narrower Terms used

closed greaves
schynbalds

Equivalent Terms used

greave

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Gauntlet

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Possibly)

Close helmet

Maker(s)

Unknown (Probably)

Spaudlers

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Gauntlets

Maker(s)

Unknown (Possibly)

Cuisses

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Possibly)

Greaves

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Gauntlets

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Greaves

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Spaudlers

Maker(s)

Unknown (Possibly)

Mail sabatons

Maker(s)

Unknown (Possibly)

Gauntlet

Maker(s)

Unknown (Possibly)

Armet

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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