Luristan Shield Boss

9th-6th century B.C. A bronze discoid shield boss with raised and domed centre, repouss? border with later added eagles; central perforation for attachment to a shield. See Godard, A., Les Bronzes du

Ancient Luristan Bronze shield boss c.1000 BC. Size 6 1/8 inches diameter. Unusual Bronze shield boss. Overall earthen patina. Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assi

Ancient Luristan Bronze shield boss c.1000 BC. Size 6 5/8 inches diameter. Unusual Bronze shield boss with studs around the edge held to the shield with iron pins. Overall earthen patina. Provenance:

**First Time At Auction** Near East, northwestern Iran, Luristan, ca. 1000 BCE. A pair of cast bronze shield bosses, each round, with a raised, half sphere at its center and a deliberately drilled per

8th century B.C. A hammered discoid shield raised from a single copper-alloy sheet, displaying a central conoid boss surrounded by five concentric stepped tiers; two pairs of circular piercings to the

Roman Empire, British Military Legion, ca, 2nd to 4th century CE. Large and extremely rare bronze shield boss. Used by Roman legion foot soldiers to deflect blows to their shield. Large round plate do

A Persian bronze shield boss Circa 8th-7th Century B.C. Rising to a pointed dome at the centre, with pierced rim, 26.5cm diam. Footnotes: Provenance: Elias-Vaes Collection, Holland, acquired 1960-197

Late Roman Imperial Period or Gallo-Roman, ca. 4th to 8th century CE. A cast brass shield boss also known as an umbo, with a deeply domed center, the rims pierced for securing to a wood shield, with t

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze shield boss, hexagonal rim inscribed L.XII.VICTRIX; domed centre, pierced to the edge for attachment. 25 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; for

Ancient Roman Bronze shield boss c.2nd century AD. Size 9 inches diameter. Ex Private NYC collection acquired prior to 1990's in the London Market.

Pair of Ancient Roman Bronze shield boss c.2nd century AD. Size 9 inches diameter. Ex Private NYC collection acquired prior to 1990's in the London Market

Ancient Assyrian Gold Shield Boss Applique c.8th cent BC. Size 0 3/4 inch length. (20 mm weight 0.35 grams) Very Fine Small Ancient thin gold applique with raised circle design. Condition:minor dents

Ancient Roman Bronze Shield Boss with a Lion c. 2nd century AD. Size 1 1/8 inches Diameter (3 cm). A fine example of an applique Bronze Shield Boss used for decorating army shield with head of a Lion

Ancient Roman Bronze Shield Boss with Satyr head c.1st-2nd century AD. Size 1 3/4 inches wide. A cast bronze shield boss with Satyr head. Provenance: Ex Private MD, USA Collection Franke Zollman.

Lot of 2 Roman/Byzantine Bronze shield boss c.1400 AD. Size 2 1/8 - 1 1/4 inches diameter. Late Byzantine period Bronze shield boss decorated with star-shaped studs toghether with cast bronze Shield b

Circa 100 - 300 AD.A beautiful pair of Roman gold earrings with the so-called shield-bosses and pendants decorated with granulation. Each earring features a large oval boss, decorated with three wires

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Moche II, ca. 300 to 400 CE. A rare mold-made copper figure, a kneeling warrior with red shell inlays for earrings and a shield boss. The figure wears a conical hat and holds a cl

A large group of Medieval bronze and lead objects, c.9th – 14th Century AD, and included parts of Anglo Saxon decorative elements, parts from bronze crosses, a large ornate shield boss, part of lead

Six Chinese Bronze Military Objects, Han Dynasty, (206 BC - 220 AD) : (1) Bronze shield boss, (2) Bronze archers rings, (3) Bronze arrowheads. Good condition with ground burial oxidation, largest meas

Large 18th/19th century Indian painted/gessoed Sipar shield Circa 1800 with four pierced brass shield bosses. The entire surface painted in high relief with blossoms and hilt grasses(some losses). The

This Persian iron shield has applied brass designs and rim, with 4 domed shield bosses, approx 3.75"D x 16.5" diam.

East Asia, western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A black earthenware vessel of incredibly distinctive form, its surface studded with raised bronze shield-like bosses at regular inter

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze phalera, a sculpted button awarded to and worn by Roman soldiers on their breastplates. This example is boss- or shield-shaped. It is i

Title: Roman Gold and Garnet Shield Pendant Date & Origin: Roman, c. 2nd-3rd Century AD Description: Perfectly shaped round shield, the central boss decorated in applied gold wires with four plants, r