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Ancient Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Textile Shin Guard
ca. A.D. 200–256
Undyed linen
27 x 44.2 cm (10 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1933.481
Culture:
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period:
Roman (3rd century A.D.)
Classification:
Textiles
Status:
Not on view
Provenance:
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos, 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: The British Museum Press, 2004), 128–29, no. 448, fig. 73.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
