A heat shield for shielding an object against heat and for absorbing noise comprising two metal layers situated directly adjacent to one another. A first of the metal layers has at least one perforated area, and the second of the metal layers is provided in at least a partial area with protrusions pointing in the direction toward the first metal layer, whose apices press against the first metal layer. The heat shield according to the invention does not have any further layers in addition to the two metal layers, in particular no nonmetallic insulation layer.