Shield (Dhàl), about 1750, Bengal, Indian, Bengal, Leather, lacquer, iron, silver, textile, Diam. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 2 oz. (1435 g), Shields, Shields of thick, extremely hard ox, antelope, or rhinoceros hide were often preferred in India over those made of steel. The small size of this example, with its deeply convex profile and turned-out edges that could snare an opponent’s weapon, suggests a date after about 1750
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