About 880 results for ‘Shield’
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Shield
A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace or battle axe to the side of the shield-bearer. Shields vary greatly in size, ranging from large panels that protect the user's entire body to small models (such as the buckler) that were intended for hand-to-hand-combat use. Shields also vary a great deal in thickness; whereas some shields were made of relatively deep, absorbent, wooden planking to protect soldiers from the impact of spears and crossbow bolts, others were thinner and lighter and designed mainly for deflecting blade strikes. In prehistory and during the era of the earliest civilizations, shields were made of wood, animal hide, woven reeds or wicker. In classical antiquity, the Migration Period and the Middle Ages, they were normally constructed of poplar, lime or another split-resistant timber—covered in some instances with leather and/or reinforced with a metal boss, rim or banding—and carried by foot soldiers, knights and cavalry. Shape wise, depending on time and place, shields could be round, oval, square, rectangular, triangular or scalloped. Sometimes they took on the form of kites, flatirons or figures-of-eight, or had rounded tops on a rectangular base with perhaps an eyehole inserted. The shield was held by a central grip or by straps which went over or around the user's arm Often shields were decorated with a painted pattern or an animal representation and these designs developed into systematized heraldic devices during high-medieval times for purposes of battlefield identification. Even after the introduction of gunpowder and firearms to the battlefield, shields continued to be used by certain groups. In the 18th century, for example, Scottish Highland fighters liked to wield small shields (known as a targe), and as late as the 19th century, some non-industrialized peoples employed them (such as Zulu warriors) when waging war. In the 20th and 21st century, shields have been used by military and police units that specialize in anti-terrorist actions, hostage rescue, riot control and siege-breaking. The modern term usually refers to a device that is held in the hand or attached to the arm, as opposed to an armored suit or a bullet-proof vest.
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Tabula : couple dyonisiaque dansant
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Coptic language
- North Africa
- Textile
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- Portrayed subject:
- Flower
- Flower bouquet
- Leaf
- Man
- Prehensility
- Shield
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- Date:
- 6th century
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Lion terrassant un gladiateur
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Gallo-Roman culture
- Sculpture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Combat sport
- Dolphin
- Gladiator
- Lion
- Shield
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- Date:
- 1st century
- 2nd century
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Belief
- Gallo-Roman culture
- Sculpture
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- Designation:
- stèle
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- Portrayed subject:
- Disk (mathematics)
- Pediment
- Quiver
- Shield
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- Date:
- 2nd century
- 3rd century
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- Field(s):
- Archaeology
- Gallo-Roman culture
- Sculpture
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- Designation:
- bloc
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- Portrayed subject:
- Shield
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- Date:
- 2nd century
- 3rd century
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JUDITH ET HOLOPHERNE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- City
- Holofernes
- Jerusalem
- Man
- Military camp
- Sabre
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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JUPITER...JUNON (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Ancient Rome
- Apollo
- Arrow
- Beard
- Bivalvia
- Bow and arrow
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Cantiques spirituels. / SAINT LOUIS, (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Crown (headgear)
- Crown of thorns
- Flag
- Louis IX of France
- Regalia
- Shield
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- Date:
- 19th century
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ENSEIGNE DE PELERINAGE : SAINT MICHEL
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dragon
- Michael (archangel)
- Shield
- Sword
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- Date:
- 16th century
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ENSEIGNE DE PÉLERINAGE : SAINT MICHEL
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Combat
- Dragon
- Michael (archangel)
- Shield
- Spear
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- Date:
- 15th century
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saint Georges terrassant le dragon
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Combat
- Dragon
- Equestrianism
- Horse
- Prehensility
- Saint George
- …
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- Date:
- 14th century
- 15th century
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saint Michel
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armour
- Michael (archangel)
- Prehensility
- Shield
- Sword
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- Date:
- 15th century
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Enseigne rectangulaire : saint Guillaume à cheval
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Banner
- Horse
- Prehensility
- Shield
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- Date:
- 13th century
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saint Georges terrassant le dragon
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Combat
- Dragon
- Equestrianism
- Horse
- Saint George
- Shield
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- Date:
- 14th century
- 15th century
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saint Michel
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armour
- Michael (archangel)
- Shield
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- Date:
- 15th century
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ENSEIGNE DE PELERINAGE : SAINT MICHEL
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Michael (archangel)
- Shield
- Spear
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- Date:
- 14th century
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saint Michel
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dragon
- Michael (archangel)
- Prehensility
- Shield
- Spear
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- Date:
- 15th century
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ENSEIGNE DE PELERINAGE : SAINT JULIEN
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Armour
- Banner
- Shield
- Spear
- St. Julian of Brioude
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- Date:
- 15th century
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Designation:
- enseigne profane ; affique (fragment)
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- Date:
- 15th century
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Designation:
- enseigne profane ; affique
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- Date:
- 15th century
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Entertainment
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Designation:
- enseigne profane ; affique
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- Date:
- 14th century
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Designation:
- enseigne profane ; affique (fragment)
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- Date:
- 15th century
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Neuf personnages
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- Portrayed subject:
- Ancient Rome
- Bishop
- Chasuble
- Clothing
- Crosier
- Crown (headgear)
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
- 20th century
