Infantry Shield (Pavise)

Medium

Wood, leather, gesso, silver foil, polychromy

Dimensions

H. 42 1/2 in. (107.95 cm); W. 20 1/2 in. (52.07 cm); H. of curvature 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. approximately 1 in. (2.54 cm); Wt. 16 lb. 11 oz. (7569 g)

Classification

Shields

Culture

Bohemian, possibly Chomutov (now Czech Republic)

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929

Accession Number

29.158.595

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