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The shield is decorated with a scale pattern and has a painted projection in the center. During the Archaic period, clay models of shields were offered in sanctuaries and tombs. This practice speaks for the rarity of bronze, out of which an actual shield would have been made.
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Title: Terracotta shield
Period: Cypro-Archaic II
Date: ca. 600–480 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; wheel-made
Dimensions: diameter 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.1260
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