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Umbos

Scope note

Metal bosses applied to the center of shields, serving to protect the handgrip. From ancient times they served as a reinforcement and sometimes as an offensive device to be used at close quarters; after the early Medieval period they tended to serve purely as decorative elements.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000222460

Broader Terms used

<shield components>

Term used for

umbones
umbros

Equivalent Terms used

umbo

Created

12yrs ago

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