Bronze shield. Late Bronze Age, about 1200-900 BC. Rhyd-y-Gorse, Dyed, Wales. This shield was beaten from single plate of bronze and has a handle on the back attached with rivets. This type of shield was parade armour only, as it would have been useless in combat.

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Bronze shield. Late Bronze Age, about 1200-900 BC. Rhyd-y-Gorse, Dyed, Wales. This shield was beaten from single plate of bronze and has a handle on the back attached with rivets. This type of shield was parade armour only, as it would have been useless in combat.

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