Shield Depicting Saint George Slaying the Dragon

Medium

Steel, gold, silver

Dimensions

Diam. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); D. at center 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 6 oz. (3810 g)

Classification

Shields

Culture

Italian, Milan

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1884

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