Shield Boss and Grip
Unknown Artist
late 4th century
Medium
Iron, silver, gold, glass
Dimensions
Shield boss: H., 6 1/4 in. (16 cm); Diam., 7 7/8 in. (19.99 cm); shield grip: L., 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm)
Classification
Miscellaneous-Ironwork
Culture
Western European, Gallo-Roman (found in Vermand, France)
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.192.141, .142a–c