- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Shield of metal. Circular steel shield damascened with silver with four raised bosses [ZM 21/08/2014]
- Long description
- Circular steel shield damascened with silver with four raised bosses on the front, securing metal and textile handles on the back. The inner side of the shield backed with red and yellow cloth. [ZM 21/08/2014]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1935
- Date collected
- By 1935
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1935
- Materials and processes
- Material Steel Metal, Material Silver Metal, Material Textile, Process Damascened, Process Woven, Process Dyed
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 358 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1935.7.21
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