# Shield

- By: anonymous
- Date: 1474 - 1475
- Medium: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)
- Classification: shield
- Dimensions: height 108.5 cm x width 48 cm x depth 18.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-KOG-2517-A--f16a2b0110a1b18d3bd039caa5763052)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/baee4e7c5b42a60d4de4a2252dcab7d2.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

A shield offered protection in battle and made its carrier recognizable on the battlefield since it bore the symbol of the ruler or town for which he was fighting. The shield with three crowns is from the German town of Cologne, and the shield with Saint Andrew’s cross is that of the Duke of Burgundy, who ruled over several Dutch provinces.