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A German (Nuremberg) Shot-Proof Target Circa 1600
23 September 2020, 10:30 BST
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A German (Nuremberg) Shot-Proof Target
Circa 1600
Circa 1600
Of heavy russet steel and circular convex form, the centre fitted with a faceted bud-shaped spike centred on four pairs of cast brass human masks, the faceted outer edge followed by dome-headed lining rivets each on a floret-shaped gilt-brass washer retaining the internal leather lining (damaged) and silk fringe, one facet on the outer edge struck with the Nuremberg mark
58.5 cm. diam.
58.5 cm. diam.
Footnotes
A group of similar shields are in the Steiermärkischen Landeszeughaus, Graz








