Lot 6268
A bullet-proof round shield (rondache), Nuremberg, circa 1600
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Description
Distinctly domed, circular shield with visible hammer marks and a small boss riveted in the centre. The rivets used to fasten the shield grips in the shape of brass female heads in half relief (one has been lost). A row of lining rivets with brass rosettes in the shape of petals along the foil-curved edge (slightly compressed at one point). Remnants of the tassel border on the inner surface, the lining and shield grips have not survived. Diameter 58.5 cm, weight 7.63 kg.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?