Votive shield showing the king slaying two lions, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Temple of the Jaguars and Shields, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Horned anthropomorphs holding shields, Formative Period Petroglyphs, Utah Scenic Byway 279, Potash Road, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Horned anthropomorphs holding shields, Formative Period Petroglyphs, Utah Scenic Byway 279, Potash Road, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Horned anthropomorphs holding shields, Formative Period Petroglyphs, Utah Scenic Byway 279, Potash Road, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Custer's Last Stand battlefield, Custer's grave site marked by dark shield on stone, Montana, USA, North America

Dawn view over North Sea from beach at Marsden Bay, showing natural rock arch in Marsden Rock, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kapsiki tribal men in front of the lunar landscape of Rhumsiki peak, Rhumsiki, Mandara mountains, Far North province, Cameroon, Africa

Stink bug nymph (shield bug) (Pentatominae) (Pentatomoidae), North West Bulgaria, Europe

Apartments in North Shields near Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stink bug nymph (shield bug) (Pentatominae) (Pentatomoidae), North West Bulgaria, Europe

Coal at the Port of Tyne at North Shields near Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cars ready for export at the Port of Tyne at North Shields near Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Molten pahoehoe type lava flowing from a crack in the East Rift Zone towards the sea, lava field of the Kilauea shield volcano, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Kalapana, Hawai'i, USA

Stars of David, facade of the New Synagogue, Bochum, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Molten pahoehoe type lava flowing from a crack in the East Rift Zone towards the sea, lava field of the Kilauea shield volcano, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Kalapana, Hawai'i, USA

Viscous P&hoehoe lava flowing from rifts in the East Rift Zone towards the sea, lava field at the Kilauea shield volcano, Volcanoes National Park, Kalapana, Hawaii, USA

Eider Barrier on the mouth of River Eider near Toenning - largest German coastal protection building, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Stars of David, facade, fence, New Synagogue, Bochum, Ruhrgebiet area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Shield Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, North America

Shield WC Ladies and handicapped from sandstone, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA, North America

Shield Grand Prismatic Spring in front of yellow mineral deposits, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America

Columbia Gazette Office, shield, historic Columbia State Park, California, USA

Road over the saddle, shield volcano behind, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, North America