Shield Bearer with the Ducal Arms of Saxony
Object type: Statuette
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Hans Daucher
Artist bio: German, Ulm ca. 1485–1538 Stuttgart
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1520
Medium: Honestone (Jurassic limestone), partially polychromed and gilt
Dimensions: confirmed: 19 3/8 × 8 1/8 × 6 3/16 in., 20.1 lb. (49.2 × 20.6 × 15.7 cm, 9.1 kg)
Classification: Screens
Credit line: Purchase, Gifts of the Hearst Foundation, Alexander Smith Cochran, Mrs. Russell Sage, Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst Jr., and Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, by exchange, 1999
Accession year: 1999
Tags: Armor|Shields|Men|Coat of Arms