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Solar Observation Shield
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Returned to lender The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Not on view
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Title: Solar Observation Shield
Date: first quarter of the 17th century
Culture: German, probably Augsburg
Medium: Pearwood (ebonized, stained), glass, silver (embossed, cast)
Dimensions: 13 × 4 1/8 in. (33 × 10.5 cm)
Classifications: Tools, Metalwork
Credit Line: Esterházy Privatstiftung, Burg Forchtenstein-Esterházy Schatzkammer