Shield
19th century (made)
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Shield composed of papier-maché, decorated overall with a foliated diaper in dark red, surrounded by borders of red, green and white lacquer.The centre is decorated with a similarly decorated rosette and four conical brass bosses covering the attachment points of the knucklepad and straps.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Papier-maché, lacquered and gilt |
| Brief description | Shield dhal of lacquered papier-maché, in red, green and white with four conical brass bosses, Ahmedabad, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Shield composed of papier-maché, decorated overall with a foliated diaper in dark red, surrounded by borders of red, green and white lacquer.The centre is decorated with a similarly decorated rosette and four conical brass bosses covering the attachment points of the knucklepad and straps. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879 |
| Production | Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879 |
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| Accession number | 3403(IS) |
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| Record created | September 24, 2003 |
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