Shield

Unknown

late 15th century · Steel, copper alloys · Arms and Armor

This shield, engraved with large cartouches enclosing floral arabesques, may have originated in fifteenth-century Iran.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 15th century

Medium

Steel, copper alloys

Culture

Turkish or Mamluk

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935