File:NAMA Mycenaean eight shields.JPG

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English: Wall-paintings depicting figure-of-eight shields with a suspension strap at the middle. The motif on each shield's surface shows that they represent originals made of cow's hide. The figure.of-eight shield, a defensive weapon, becomes here the symbol of a war goddess. Althought it is a common motif (model of this type of shield exist in gold, ivory and semi-precious stones), this is a rare representation in Mycenaean monumental painting. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
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