Title
Bronze sheild
Caption
Bronze sheild / 1200-700 BC British Museum. Yetholm-type shields were used in 1200-800 BC (Bronze Age). The known shields come from Britain and Ireland / excepting one from Denmark. Their modern name comes from Yetholm in southern Scotland where a peat bog yielded three examples of the approximately 20 known. The shields vary significantly in size / but are otherwise similar.
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A03_382
License type
Rights managed
Available size
51,2Mb (2,1Mb) / 13,7in x 14,6in / 4100 x 4369 (300dpi)