Shield (<i>Targone</i>)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long, narrow, tapered object with rounded top and pointed bottom. The object is primarily yellow and white with a design of alternating yellow and white stripes. A man wearing a kilt and holding a horn is painted on the object. The man is standing on a small platform with a decorative element below him. The background of the image is plain gray. The object resembles a shield, specifically a Targone shield by artist Mario Schilder.