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A GILT-HAMMERED COPPER INDIAN DHAL SHIELD, 19TH CENTURY.

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A GILT-HAMMERED COPPER INDIAN DHAL SHIELD, 19TH CENTURY.
Comprised entirely of brass, the outer surface being decoratively embossed with a crowned sun-in-splendour centered between four crescents, each enclosing a tiger attacking a chital. There are four lion-head bosses in total, each set between two of the crescents. All of this on a ground of symmetrical scrolling flowering foliage against a finely punched background, and with four rings for grips on the verso.

D: 17 3/4 in., (45.08 cm.)

Very good. Only minor oxidization in some places.