Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Rondache (shield)

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Rondache (shield)

Made in Italy, Europe

c. 1550

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

Embossed, chiseled, and russeted steel hatched with silver and gold; bras; leather; velvet
Diameter: 23 15/16 inches (60.8 cm) Weight: 10 lb. (4540g)

* Gallery 248, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

1977-167-766

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

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