Shield, ca. 1560, Landshut or Augsburg, German, Landshut or Augsburg, Steel, gold, Diam. 22 1/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 7 lb. 2 oz

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Shield, ca. 1560, Landshut or Augsburg, German, Landshut or Augsburg, Steel, gold, Diam. 22 1/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 7 lb. 2 oz. (3232 g), Shields, The three lions, masterfully embossed in low relief, refer to the heraldic arms of the shield's owner, who unfortunately is not identified. Since the shield is recorded as having come from Spain in the early nineteenth century, its owner was undoubtedly a Spanish nobleman

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