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Components (Hierarchy Name) > components (objects) > <components by specific context> > costume components > armor components > shield components
Descripción
Metal bosses applied to the center of shields, serving to protect the handgrip. From ancient times they served as a reinforcement and sometimes as an offensive device to be used at close quarters; after the early Medieval period they tended to serve purely as decorative elements.
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Otros términos
- schildknoppen [nl]
- blocas [es]
- umbo [en]
- umbones [en]
- umbros [en]
- schildknop [nl]
- bloca [es]
- umbrón [es]