Caption

Shield boss, Bosporan workshop; round shield boss with a regularly convex central part, surrounded by a narrow plane decorated with an incised meander ornament and with four round holes arranged symmetrically; another narrow plane undecorated and diagonal, flowing into a low vertical edge; militari?/edged weapons/shields; 6th–5th century BC; Black Sea areas place of origin, weight 0.166 kg., A round, shallow metal object viewed from above with a weathered, pitted surface showing a mix of green, pale green, tan, brown, and hints of blue; the rim is slightly raised and shows darker green along the edge; there are a few irregular areas of crusty corrosion and flaking where tan and pale green meet; several small, roughly circular holes are set near the perimeter with darker brown interiors and surrounding darker discoloration; the center is slightly depressed and smoother in texture with mottled tan and green speckling.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_204

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.8Mb (4.0Mb) / 14.5in x 14.5in / 4337 x 4337 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shield boss Bosporan workshop round shield boss regularly convex central part surrounded narrow plane decorated incised meander ornament four round holes arranged symmetrically another narrow plane undecorated diagonal flowing low vertical edge militari? edged weapons shields 6th–5th century BC Black Sea areas place origin weight 0.166 kg shallow metal object viewed weathered pitted surface showing mix green pale green tan brown hints blue rim slightly raised darker green edge irregular areas crusty corrosion flaking pale green meet several small roughly circular holes set near perimeter darker brown interiors surrounding darker discoloration center slightly depressed smoother texture mottled tan green speckling.