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  • Siberia: an Ostiak medicine man wearing animal skins, holding a shield: studio portrait: front view. Photograph, ca. 1920 (?) of a photograph by Marya Czaplicka, 1914/1915.
  • A coat of arms in an astrological common-place book by E. Sibly showing a dragon holding a star, seated upon a knights helmet and shield
  • Two hands shield the genital area of a woman with text about the fight against AIDS in Sweden below in Swedish. Lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
  • A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
  • A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
  • A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
  • Frankfurt am Main: the town hall (Rathaus, Römer) with the shield of the city, the railway and the river Main. Etching by B. Mannfeld with letterpress, 1901.
  • Siberia: an Ostiak medicine man wearing animal skins and with a shield: studio portrait: side view. Photograph, ca. 1920 (?) of a photograph by Marya Czaplicka, 1914/1915.
  • Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821
  • Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821
  • Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821
  • Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821
  • Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821
  • Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821
  • A woman holding a trident and a shield is riding on a chariot pulled through the waves by horses; representing the Battle of Camperdown. Engraving by J. Parker after R. Smirke.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman and two naked men with spears and a shield. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • An Indian warrior (?) holding a dagger in one hand, a sword and a shield in the other and carrying bows and arrows over his shoulder. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (column krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman, a man holding a shield and a spear and a seated man holding a spear. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • A doctor in the form of a shield with a smiling face holds hands with a mother and child; representing the protection conferred by the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Cure Law (Revised) in China in 2004. Colour lithograph, 2004.
  • A man in armour on horseback holding a long staff with an arrow and circular shield at the top representing an advertisement for AIDS days on 14 and 15th June 1996 at Ciudad Real in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Colour lithograph, 1996.
  • A businessman holding up a red passport to shield his face, representing a warning about being careful of AIDS when travelling abroad; AIDS-prevention advertisement to promote World AIDS Day by the Japanese Foundation for AIDS Prevention in association with WHO. Colour lithograph, 1991.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman and two warriors, one of them holding a spear, the other holding a spear and a shield decoration with a snake. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (column krater); below, detail showing a man with a torch holding the hand of a woman with a basket (of grape ?) on her head and a man with a shield (during a bacchanalia ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • An army of red people behind a blue barrior bearing sparkling religious symbols attempting to quell a group of red devils bearing the word 'AIDS' and holding forks; an advertisement to use religions as a shield against AIDS by the Catholic Commision on AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • A female African elephant (Elephas africanus) shielding her calf from arrows thrown by men. Wood engraving.
  • Turner's syndrome karyotype 45,XO. This female lacks the second X chromosome present in the normal karyotype. Symptoms include short stature, neck wbbing, elbow deformity, widely spaced nipples with shield chest, primary amenorrhea, sexual infantilism and sterility. The ovaries are reduced to fibrous streaks. Also known as XO syndrome or ovarian short-stature syndrome.
  • 4 Pewter medicine spoons or measures. Medicine spoon or measure, probably pewter, with bowl at either end. Medicine spoon or child's feeding spoon, plated. Hallmark castle in shiled; EP; Co. P; S. Medicine spoon or measure, plted. Hall-mark: Maws's trademark; A; 16 in shield. Veterinary feeding spoon. Hallmark: ETM; fleur-de-lys; C in oval, NS.
  • A reclining male nude with his left arm shielding his eyes. Black chalk drawing by J.J. Masquerier.
  • A man shielding his eyes from the body of a dead AIDS victim; advertisement a mourning procession for AIDS patients in Berlin Colour lithograph.