Shield Collection (page 21)

Detail of painting on Etruscan Sarcophagus from Tarquinia, late 4th century BC. Battle-Scene showing Greek influence. At Archaeological Museum, Florence

Etruscan Stela, Warrior with Shield and spear c420 BC-300 BC. Stela no. 80 at Museo Civico, Bologna

Testudo formation, detail of cast from Trajans Column, (1st century), c20th century. Cast of Trajans Column taken from the original 1st century AD

Detail from the Balawat Gates, made for Shalmeneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858 BC-824 BC. The Balawat Gates are three sets of decorated bronze bands that had adorned the main doors of several buildings

Bronze Swords and Shield from Bavaria. South Germany, 12th-8th century BC

Roman wallpainting from a House at Colchester, England, c2nd-3rd century. A Defeated Gladiator has dropped his shield and raised his left forefinger as a token of submission

Greek relief detail, Battle of Gods and Giants, Apollo and Artemis fight, 525BC. Treasury of the Siphnians, Delphi

Runestone from Mojra Hagby in Uppland, Sweden, 6th century. Germanic scene of Horsemen, taken from late classical art, one of the oldest examples in Scandinavian Runes

Detail of a Viking Horseman, Stela, Gotland, c8th century. In Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm

Corinthian Lekythos with warriors, c575 BC

Black figured Lekytkos (oil-bottle), Warrior Arming, Athens, c490BC Artist: Edinburgh Painter
Black figured Lekytkos (oil-bottle), Warrior Arming, Athens, c490BC. Attributed to the Edinburgh Painter. (from Gela)

Roman Auxilliary Soldier, Imperial Period, c30 BC to c470

Horned Warrior God, Maryport, Cumberland, c1st-c2nd century

Greeks fight Persians, the Alexander Sarcophagus, Sidon, 4th century BC, (20th century). The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief

A bronze statuette of a Greek hoplite warrior, missing his spear

Detail of a war shield showing North American Indians in battle
North American Indian artifiact which is a detail of a war shield showing indians in battle. It belongs to the Plains Sioux in Dakota

Statue of Louis XIV as a Roman Emperor, 17th century
Statue of Louis XIV as a Roman Emperor at the Palace of Versailles, 17th century

Demonstration of a Testudo, a formation of shields by Roman soldiers based on details from Trajans column

Dakota Native American War Shield
Dakota War Shield, showing Native Americans surrounded by US Cavalry

Gold noble of Henry VI, 15th century
Gold noble of Henry VI from the Barmouth Hoard in Gwynedd, 15th century

Mycenaean Warrior Vase, 12th century
Mycenaean Warrior Vase, from the National Museums collection in Athens, 12th century

Babylonian depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city, 7th century
Depiction of the siege of an Egyptian city from the north palace of Ashurbanipal at Ninevah, from the British Museums collection, 7th century

Early bronze age bog burial from Denmark, 16th century
Early bronze age burial from Denmark, of a man in an oak coffin in a bog. Note the shield and comb he was buried with, 16th century

Italian earthenware plate showing Pan piping to two shepherds. Artist: Maestro Benedetto
Depiction of Pan piping to two shepherds on a dish from Siena painted by Maestro Benedotto, from the British Museums collection

The La Tene style Battersea shield
The Battersea Shield, Iron Age, c350-c50 BC. The La Tene-style scrolling decoration is made using the repousse technique, emphasized with engraving and stippling

Detail of the Battersea Shield, Iron Age, c350-c50 BC. The La Tene-style scrolling decoration is made using the repousse technique, emphasized with engraving and stippling

The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century
A side panel of the Franks Casket, showing Romulus and Remus with the wolf, from the British Museums collection.Side panel from The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century

Mosaic of Frankish soldiers of the fourth crusade, 13th century
Near-contemporary mosaic of Frankish soldiers of the fourth crusade which sacked Constantinople, in the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, 13th century

Mosaic of a crusader from the fourth Crusade, 13th century
Mosaic in the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, depicting a crusader from the fourth crusade which sacked Constantinople, 13th century

Depiction of the siege of Verona on the Arch of Constantine, 4th century BC
Depiction of the siege of Verona in 312 AD on the Arch of Constantine (dedicated 315 to celebrate the battle of the Milvian Bridge), 4th century BC

Lucanian wall-painting of a warrior, 4th century
Lucanian wall-painting of a warrior from a tomb. From Paestum Museums collection in Italy, 4th century

Frieze of Roman soldiers with Barbarian captives from a Roman sarcophagus

Scythian gold stag, probably the centre of a shield, found at Zoldhalompuszta in Hungary

Wall-painting of a Hellenistic soldier, 3rd century BC
Wall-painting of a Hellenistic soldier from a tomb in Aegean Turkey, 3rd century BC

Detail of an Etruscan sarcophagus from Chiusi showing the death of Eteocles and Polynices, the incest-born sons of Oedipus and Jocasta

Detail of a column showing Norman Soldiers, 12th century
Detail of a column showing Norman Soldiers in the cloisters of Monreal Cathedral, 12th century

Roman relief of the trophies of war, 2nd century

Roman clay lamp decorated with gladiators, 3rd century
Roman clay lamp from Trier, Germany, decorated with gladiators, 3rd century

Japanese shield-guard
Japanese ornamental shield-guard made of shibuichi

Detail from the arch of Constantine, 3rd century
Detail from the arch of Constantine (c. 27 February 272 - 22 May 337), showing a Caesar, possibly Hadrian (24 January 76 -10 July 138), addressing his troops, 3rd century

A Warder - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Warder piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Knights - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Knight pieces from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Detail of the Greek Warrior Vase, 13th century BC
Detail of the Warrior Vase, discovered in Mycenae. At the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 13th century BC

Early bronze age burial from Denmark, 16th century BC
Early bronze age burial from Denmark, of a man buried in an oak coffin which was preserved in a bog. From the National Museums collection in Copenhagen, 16th century BC

Tapestry fragment showing a Viking horseman from Baldishol Church (Hedmark) in Norway, at the Museum of Applied Arts in Oslo

Scythian gold plaque from a shield or breastplate depicting a panther, 6th century BC
Scythian gold plaque from a shield or breastplate depicting a panther, from Kelermes Kurgan. The paws and tail are made of curled animals

Detail from the Altar of the Apocalypse, 14th century. Artist: Master Bertram of Hamburg
Detail from the Altar of the Apocalypse showing horsemen on horses with lions heads and tails like serpents, 14th century

Lintel 24, Maya, Late Classic period, c600-900
Maya relief of a priest cutting his tongue on a rope of thorns, from Lintel 24, House E, at Menche, Late Classic period, c600-900

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