Shield Painted with Abstract Figures

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Date

100–600 CE

Medium

Reeds, leather, cotton canvas, and pigment

Dimensions

Diam.: 39.7 cm (15 5/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

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