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Votive Figure of a Warrior with Helmet and Shield

Votive Figure of a Warrior with Helmet and Shield

Greek

Flat lead figurine of a cursorily depicted warrior walking to the right and wearing a helmet with a high crest. His upper body is hidden behind a round shield, which is decorated with a broad hatched border and a central dot. The details of helmet and face are not clear; the tip of the spear is broken off or was never rendered. The plain back of the figurine suggests that it was cast in a one-sided mold.

Lead

Archaic period

Sculpture