Cast Gallery catalogue number: E003

Shield showing the battle between Greeks and Amazons, with a head of Gorgo in the centre.

• Plaster cast: Height: 55cm.
• Copy of the marble Strangford Shield.
• The shield:
  • is a 3rd century AD reduced version of the shield of the original colossal gold and ivory statue of Athena Parthenos made by Pheidias in about 440 BC.
  • was found in Athens before 1865.
  • was once in the collection of Viscount Strangford.
  • is now in London, British Museum, 302.