Hellenistic
Shield
Solid, round mold-made shield, showing a head in relief within a raised border. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Armour
- Decoration techniques
- Moulded, Relief and applied
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 199 - 100 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 510, p. 41, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2346, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 288, pp. 169, 262, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1530, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2346
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 288
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