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Mycenaean woven shield with hide facing, four bosses and a cut-away edge — Archaeopolis archive view 006
  • Mycenaean woven shield with hide facing, four bosses and a cut-away edge — Archaeopolis archive view 006
  • Mycenaean woven shield, rear view with leather strap and handgrip — Archaeopolis archive view 001
  • Mycenaean woven shield, angled rear view of wicker construction and leather grip fittings — Archaeopolis archive view 003
  • Mycenaean woven shield with hide facing, four bosses and a cut-away edge — Archaeopolis archive view 006
  • Mycenaean woven shield, rear view with leather strap and handgrip — Archaeopolis archive view 001
  • Mycenaean woven shield, angled rear view of wicker construction and leather grip fittings — Archaeopolis archive view 003
Mycenaean Woven Shield with Hide Facing

Mycenaean Woven Shield with Hide Facing

Mycenaean WorldLate Bronze Age · shield form Made to order · Enquire
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A Mycenaean shield interpretation with a woven framework, hide facing, a cut-away edge and four raised circular bosses. The archive photographs show its front face, rear construction and handgrip details.

Design & art direction: Georgios Katsos / Archaeopolis
Making: Dimitris Katsikis

The documented object

The gallery presents the contemporary Archaeopolis piece in archive photographs 006, 001 and 003. These photographs are the visual reference for your enquiry; the final specification is agreed individually.

Mycenaean historical context

The shield belongs to our Mycenaean World collection. A relevant comparison for its rounded outline and cut-away edge is the Warrior Krater from Mycenae, dated to the 12th century BCE and held in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens (inv. Π 1426).

Michael B. Cosmopoulos discusses small round shields with crescent-shaped cuts on the Late Helladic IIIC Warrior Vase in The World of Homer (2025), chapter 6, “War”. The ancient imagery supports the shield-form comparison; the particular woven construction, hide finish and four-boss arrangement shown here are features of this modern workshop interpretation.

Mycenaean reference image

Warriors carrying round shields with cut-away edges on the Mycenaean Warrior Krater
Warrior Krater, Mycenae, 12th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Π 1426.
Photo: Carole Raddato / Following Hadrian, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Uncropped photograph, displayed at reduced size.

The painted shields are shown with their cut-away edge facing downward. This is an iconographic comparison for the form, not an exact prototype for every detail of the contemporary shield.

Photographic documentation

Archaeopolis Objects photographic archive. View the original object series →

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Your commission

Materials, dimensions, weight, finish, included components and intended use are confirmed before production. Displayed clothing, helmets, shafts or other accompanying equipment are not automatically included unless specified in your quotation. The final quotation, production schedule and shipping arrangements depend on the agreed specification and destination.

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