Shield of Wooden Rods and Leather Maker: Unknown

A.D. 165–256

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Wood, leather

Dimensions

30 11/16 × 61 in. (78 × 155 cm)

Credit Line

Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos

Accession Number

1929.417

Geography

Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria

Culture

Syrian, Dura-Europos

Period

Roman (2nd or 3rd century A.D.)

Classification

Arms

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (passage of South Postern), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Simon T. James, The Excavations at Dura-Europos,1928 to 1937: Final Report VII, 7 (London: British Museum Press, 2004), 186–87, no. 635, fig. 111
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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armor

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