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Standing Shield
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Wood leather gesso silver foil gold lacquer polychromy iron, German Erfurt
Rights: Public Domain
Arms and Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1922
Title: Standing Shield
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Wood leather gesso silver foil gold lacquer polychromy iron, German Erfurt.
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