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Illustration on Folio 4v in a
Byzantine Manuscript of the Iliad, 10th century.
BNM Mss. Gr.Z.454.



BNM Mss. Gr.Z.454. Iliad (Venetus A) c.900-1000AD
Marcian Library in Venice

Perhaps the earliest depiction of a kite shield.

Back to the smaller image of Illustrations in Folio 4v of this Byzantine Manuscript of the Iliad, 10th century. BNM Mss. Gr.Z.454.