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Shield

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Bhuj (made)

Cicular convex shield with a recurved edge, made of transluscent and yellowish brown prepared deer skin. The shield is decorated with a central gold painted rosette and gold floral border, Four gilt and pierced bosses and a crescent are applied to the surface, the bosses covering attachment points for the knuckle pad and straps.


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Shield
Materials and techniques
Deer skin with gold painted decoration
Brief description
Shiled (dhal) of transluscent deer skin with gold painted decoration and gilt bosses, Bhuj, Kutch, 19th century.
Physical description
Cicular convex shield with a recurved edge, made of transluscent and yellowish brown prepared deer skin. The shield is decorated with a central gold painted rosette and gold floral border, Four gilt and pierced bosses and a crescent are applied to the surface, the bosses covering attachment points for the knuckle pad and straps.
Dimensions
  • Taken from egerton diameter: 21in
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Production
Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Bibliographic references
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 139, Cat. No. 744
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.139
Other numbers
  • 744 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 8622-'55 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3388(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2003
Record URL
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