Hand-crafted original
A broader, heavier field shield in the German tradition, the Beast carries a fantastical heraldic creature — part lion, part wyvern — that typifies the creative heraldic vocabulary of late-Gothic German blazon.
Constructed from thick plywood boards running vertically, cross-braced with a horizontal stiffener on the reverse. The beast device is carved in low relief into the gesso surface before painting, giving a three-dimensional quality to the finished work. Pigments are lapis lazuli substitute, yellow ochre, and lamp black, bound in egg tempera. The grip is a single broad iron bar attached with four rivets, backed with folded leather.
| Material | Plywood - 3 layers | Width | 51 cm |
| Period | c. 1400 AD | Height | 75 cm |
| Rim | Leather-bound | Origin | Southern Germany |
| Face | Gesso, Low-relief Carved | ||
