A Persian shield,1st millennium convex,oval shield of thick sheet bronze with two bubble-shaped rim is reinforced on the inside with a riveted bronze band,the large hemispherical decorative rivet heads are visible on the the centre a small sculpted umbo that comes to a grips or arrangements for handles detectable on the 46 metal is preserved with a brown noble patina and bluish-green in the Marzoli Collection, Guttmann Collection(AG 287/R 72).,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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