A VERY RARE HUNGARIAN TOURNAMENT SHIELD MID-16TH CENTURY Of concave form with rounded top edge and tapering to a point, of wood covered with painted parchment, the front with red and white striped border framing a central white panel bearing a small red cross at the centre and with a triangular red panel below, the inside brown with stippled horizontal bars, and five rivets with triangular heads retaining fragments of leather from a 'Y'-shape for a carrying strap 55 3/4in. (141.5cm.) high
A VERY RARE HUNGARIAN TOURNAMENT SHIELD MID-16TH CENTURY Of concave form with rounded top edge and tapering to a point, of wood covered with painted parchment, the front with red and white striped border framing a central white panel bearing a small red cross at the centre and with a triangular red panel below, the inside brown with stippled horizontal bars, and five rivets with triangular heads retaining fragments of leather from a 'Y'-shape for a carrying strap 55 3/4in. (141.5cm.) high
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