This Near Eastern bronze shield centerpiece, or umbo, would have been set within the center of a shield to deflect blows from an attacker. The sheer amount of detail and craft that went into this umbo points to its use as a decoration for a shield that may not have been used in combat. A ring of ewes surrounds a smaller circle of rams, interspersed with a botanical form that offsets the animals with an earthly beauty.

REFERENCE #

WP_PR_1036

CIVILIZATION

Near Eastern-Elamite, 1400 B.C.E. – 1000 B.C.E.

SIZE

D. 31 cm

CONDITION

Fine condition, some chips on the rim

PRICE

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