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A cuirass ( / kwɪˈræs, kjʊəˈræs /; [1] French: cuirasse, Latin: coriaceus) is a piece of armour that covers the torso, formed of one or more pieces of metal or other rigid material. The word probably originates from the original material, leather, from the French cuirace and Latin word coriacea. The use of the term "cuirass" generally ...
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Cuirassier. Cuirassiers ( / ˌkwɪrəˈsɪər /; from French...
- Muscle cuirass
Greek bronze panoply with muscle cuirass from Southern...
- Cuirassier
cuirass, body armour that protects the torso of the wearer above the waist or hips. Originally it was a thick leather garment covering the body from neck to waist, consisting of a breastplate and a backpiece fastened together with straps and buckles and a gorget, a collar protecting the throat. In Homeric and Hellenistic times, it was made of ...
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The cuirass is notable for its excellent state of preservation and its exquisitely rendered anatomical detail. In the slight droop of its pectorals and the prominence of the belly and external oblique muscles, it captures the fleshy reality of a mature man’s strong but mortal body. It is an embodiment of ancient Greek artistic sensibility at ...
Cuirasses and corsets were made of bronze, iron, or leather. During the 13th and 14th centuries, the cuirass gradually comes into general use connected with plate armor for the limbs. Plates were initially directly attached to a surcoat. In the early 15th century, plate armor began to be worn without a surcoat, but later a tabard was in general ...
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May 26, 2021 · Archaic Greek Bell Cuirass. A Greek "bell cuirass" from the Archaic Period, made between the 7th and 6th century BCE. This cuirass was developed on the Greek mainland and predated the more recognizable "muscle cuirass" whose design imitated a male torso. National Archaeological Museum of Spain.
