Shield

Museum number:
9-1
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.140
Description:
Shield; heavily embossed floral designs; gold ? inlay; outer edge covered with calligraphy. Four knobs on front; lined with red cloth.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
India? / Persia
Culture or time period:
Persians
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
1903-1904
Materials:
Gold (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-1, described as Shield; heavily embossed floral designs; gold ? inlay; outer edge covered with calligraphy. Four knobs on front; lined with red cloth.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-1, described as Shield; heavily embossed floral designs; gold ? inlay; outer edge covered with calligraphy. Four knobs on front; lined with red cloth.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-1, described as Shield; heavily embossed floral designs; gold ? inlay; outer edge covered with calligraphy. Four knobs on front; lined with red cloth.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Shield, accession number 9-1, described as Shield; heavily embossed floral designs; gold ? inlay; outer edge covered with calligraphy. Four knobs on front; lined with red cloth.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 9-1, described as Shield; heavily embossed floral designs; gold ? inlay; outer edge covered with calligraphy. Four knobs on front; lined with red cloth.

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