Shield

Museum number:
9-5759
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
397 (original number) and 9-6a (wrong label)
Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Shield; bronze (?) with gold (?) inlay; face, other designs; calligraphy border; textile lining; diameter 30 in; inscription: “Sultan Nadir Shah” After the last SAFAVID rulers; 1736-1747
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Persia
Culture or time period:
Persians
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1909
Materials:
Bronze (metal) and Gold (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Production date:
1736-1747
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— diameter 30 inches
Loans:
S1972-1973 #49: San Jose State University (January 29, 1973–February 23, 1973) and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-5759, described as Shield; bronze (?) with gold (?) inlay; face, other designs; calligraphy border; textile lining; diameter 30 in; inscription: “Sultan Nadir Shah” After the last SAFAVID rulers; 1736-1747Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-5759, described as Shield; bronze (?) with gold (?) inlay; face, other designs; calligraphy border; textile lining; diameter 30 in; inscription: “Sultan Nadir Shah” After the last SAFAVID rulers; 1736-1747Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-5759, described as Shield; bronze (?) with gold (?) inlay; face, other designs; calligraphy border; textile lining; diameter 30 in; inscription: “Sultan Nadir Shah” After the last SAFAVID rulers; 1736-1747Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-5759, described as Shield; bronze (?) with gold (?) inlay; face, other designs; calligraphy border; textile lining; diameter 30 in; inscription: “Sultan Nadir Shah” After the last SAFAVID rulers; 1736-1747
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 9-5759, described as Shield; bronze (?) with gold (?) inlay; face, other designs; calligraphy border; textile lining; diameter 30 in; inscription: “Sultan Nadir Shah” After the last SAFAVID rulers; 1736-1747

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