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Shield Boss and Grip by an unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Shield Boss and Grip

Unattributed · late 4th century

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Date

late 4th century

Medium

Iron, silver, gold, glass

Dimensions

Shield boss: H., 6 1/4 in. (16 cm); Diam., 7 7/8 in. (19.99 cm); shield grip: L., 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm)

Classification

Miscellaneous-Ironwork

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture / origin

Western European, Gallo-Roman (found in Vermand, France)

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

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