Shield with cross design painted on a vase

Italy, National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome

Shield with a cross design held by a warrior painted on a vase, dated 725-700 BC, a pre-Christian cross inside a circle. Workshop Athens 894.

Attic production. On the neck a procession of women,
embossed on the handles, at the base of the neck,
Workshop Athens 894. 725-700 BC

Original: produzione attica. Sul collo corteo di donne,
in rilievo sui manici, ala base del collo,
Bottega Atene 894. 725-700 a.C.

It is located at National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome.

Supplementary images:

Shield with cross design painted on a vase, located at National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome

Taken on Sunday 29th of September 2013

Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.

Model: u1030SW,S1030SW

Genre: 725-700 B.C.

Source: Rome, Italy

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