Shield Boss
Date800–600 BCE
Mediumbronze
Dimensions3.5 × 16.3 cm (1 3/8 × 6 7/16 in.), 4.8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.664
DescriptionCircular in shape. Flattened edge pierced by opposed double holes set 0.02 cm. apart. Center area raised & surmounted by smaller central dome. Flat edge decorated with row of tiny closely set bosses.Label TextAs Greek society grew in wealth and sophistication, rapidly growing populations in Greece stimulated the founding of colonies, and Greek merchants traded around the Mediterranean. The tribal cultures of Italy were heavily influenced by the Greeks in this period, melding Greek innovations with their own local traditions. Among these tribes, the Latin tribes of Rome would eventually build a Mediterranean empire of their own.ProvenancePurchased by John W. Higgins from C.A. Lembessis, 22 rue Royale, Paris on June 4, 1931. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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800–600 BCE
Southern German
about 1550
about 500s
