LURISTAN SHIELD NEAR EAST, 8TH CENTURY B.C.
hammered bronze, of circular form with a series of concentric ridges leading to a central cone-shaped boss, raised on a bespoke mount (Dimensions: 44.5cm diameter)
(44.5cm diameter)
Footnote: Provenance: Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Germany, collection number AG86/R17, acquired in Frankfurt in 1987 Christie's, London, The Art of Warfare: The Axel Guttmann Collection Part I, 6th November 2002, lot 16 Christie's London, The Art of Warfare The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part I, 6th November 2002, lot 16.
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hammered bronze, of circular form with a series of concentric ridges leading to a central cone-shaped boss, raised on a bespoke mount (Dimensions: 44.5cm diameter)
(44.5cm diameter)
Footnote: Provenance: Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Germany, collection number AG86/R17, acquired in Frankfurt in 1987 Christie's, London, The Art of Warfare: The Axel Guttmann Collection Part I, 6th November 2002, lot 16 Christie's London, The Art of Warfare The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part I, 6th November 2002, lot 16.