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Shieldbearer with the Ducal Arms of Saxony, ca. 1520 German (probably Augsburg) Honestone, partially polychromed and gilt; H. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm) Purchase, Gifts of the Hearst Foundation, Alexander Smith Cochran, Mrs. Russell Sage, Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst Jr., and Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, by exchange, 1999 (1999.29)

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