Bronze Age Silvered Shield Boss

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 3/8 in. (33.2 grams, 60 mm).

Discoid mount with flange border, carinated conical umbo and stepped centre with knop finial; attachment loop to reverse.

Provenance

Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s.

Literature

Cf. similar items from Knidos in the British Museum under accession number 1859,1226.637.

CONDITION

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LOT 1657