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A RARE ETHIOPIAN RAS’S SHIELD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:700.00 - 800.00 USD
A RARE ETHIOPIAN RAS’S SHIELD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A high quality example of characteristic form, made for a member of the Ethiopian nobility and carried at the Emperor’s court. The body covered in velvet and elaborately set with 70 pierced, embossed, engraved and gilded mounts, with a silver Maria Theresa thaler coin set at the center as is typical. The reverse with tooled leather lining and original grip intact. Late 19th-early 20th century. Minor wear.
Condition II