Statuette of a Warrior, Possibly Laran

A striding warrior wearing full hoplite armor moves forward in an attitude of attack. His left leg is advanced, body and head upright and facing front. In his raised right hand he once brandished a weapon. His extended index and middle fingers identify the weapon as a javelin, which was launched by hooking the fingers in a throwing strap. On his left arm, held away from his body, the warrior once supported a shield. The bearded figure is barefoot and his legs are protected by plain long greaves. Under his cuirass, which is embossed with concentric circles, he wears a chitoniskos with an incised hem. On his head he wears a helmet with a tall crest, the cheek pieces of which are turned up. The Umbrians lived in northern central Italy, and many aspects of Umbrian culture were similar to that of the neighboring Etruscans.