Archer's Shield
These large shields were used as movable walls to protect longbow archers as well as crossbowmen during sieges and pitched battles. Many were large enough to cover two men. The lower portion rested on the ground while the top was supported by a prop or the end of the crossbow...
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35179
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Ex-coll. Oscar Bondy, Vienna; Leopold Blumka Gallery, New York; Walters Art Museum, December 1969, by purchase.
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en
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1
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.1371_Fnt_BW_H70.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.1371_Fnt_BW_H70.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.1371_Fnt_BW_H70.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1371 |
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