Wicker Shield, Turkish, ca 1530

Name: Wicker Shield, Turkish, ca 1530
Uploaded: 2018-06-22T09:02:06+00:00
Duration: 1 min 10 s
Channel: Stork Kosova
Description: Turkish Shield Made of Fig rods, thrown silk, iron and silver dated ca 1530. Turkish Thrown Silk Shield (Türk &Idot;bri&scedil;im Kalkan) made from fig rods which is wound up around the central metal boss and bind together with thrown red silk with special knots. This type of shield is lightweight yet very effective in stopping arrows or sword blows.

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Turkish Shield Made of Fig rods, thrown silk, iron and silver dated ca 1530. Turkish Thrown Silk Shield (Türk İbrişim Kalkan) made from fig rods which is wound up around the central metal boss and bind together with thrown red silk with special knots. This type of shield is lightweight yet very effective in stopping arrows or sword blows.

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