Boeotian shield
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The Boeotian shield is a distinctive ancient Greek shield type characterized by its double-curved, “figure-eight” outline, commonly associated with the warriors and iconography of the Boeotia region.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek shield
ⓘ
defensive weapon ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedBy | left arm ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Argive shield ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Boeotian iconography
ⓘ
ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
archaeological finds from Boeotia
ⓘ
classical art historical studies ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Boeotian-type shield
ⓘ
figure-eight outline shield ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
ancient Greek military equipment
ⓘ
shields ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
broad upper and lower lobes
ⓘ
indented sides ⓘ |
| hasFunction | protection in combat ⓘ |
| hasGripType |
arm-band and handgrip system (porpax and antilabe)
ⓘ
central handgrip (hypaspis) ⓘ |
| hasShape |
double-curved outline
ⓘ
figure-eight outline ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mycenaean figure-eight shield iconography ⓘ |
| madeOf |
bronze fittings
ⓘ
leather facing ⓘ wood core ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Boeotian warriors
ⓘ
Greek hoplites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
infantry warfare
ⓘ
phalanx formations ⓘ |
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