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Shield Boss and Grip
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Iron silver gold glass, Western European Gallo-Roman (found in Vermand France)
Rights: Public Domain
Arms and Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan 1917
Title: Shield Boss and Grip
Description:
Iron silver gold glass, Western European Gallo-Roman (found in Vermand France).
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