Lead figure of a warrior with a helmet, shield, and spear
A small cast lead figure of a helmeted warrior stands in profile, his round shield with radiating ridges held across the body. The crested helmet and the spear-arm are shaped in simple, flattened relief, and the piece shows wear and corrosion on its surface. Against the pale ground, the silhouette reads clearly.
Look closer: Radiating ridges on the shield face form a wheel-like pattern around a central boss.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 6th–5th century BCE
- Medium
- Lead
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1442 × 1922 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -400).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924