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Enarmes

Scope note

Handles, usually of leather though very rarely of wood, riveted to the back of a shield and used to hold it. Commonly each shield has two, a fixed loop held with the hand, and an adjustable strap buckled around the arm. TARA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000222456

Broader Terms used

<shield components>

Term used for

braces (shield handles)

Equivalent Terms used

enarme

Created

13yrs ago

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