Lot 1037
Two iron shield bosses and an iron cladding, 6th century A.D.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Two shield bosses with horizontally flared brim, slightly conical, steep wall and a spherical-segment-shaped cap above, in one example projecting slightly beyond the wall. Four shield rivets each with disc-shaped head. Diameter 19 cm and 17.2 cm. Height approx. 7 cm each. Both conserved and stabilised; one with a smooth surface, the other with a rough surface covered by oxides. Also includes an iron casing with a cylindrical lower section and a frustoconical upper section. Diameter 12 cm, height 9 cm. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: From the Axel Guttmann Collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s on the German art market.
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