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Shield

late 15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379
This shield, engraved with large cartouches enclosing floral arabesques, may have originated in fifteenth-century Iran.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shield
  • Date: late 15th century
  • Culture: Turkish or Mamluk
  • Medium: Steel, copper alloys
  • Dimensions: Diam. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm), Wt. 3 lb. 7 oz. (1546 g)
  • Classification: Shields
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
  • Object Number: 36.25.610
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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