LOT 356 Indo-Persian Steel Shield
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19th century A.D. A sheet-steel heater-shaped shield with scoops to the upper edge, raised rim with notch decoration, symmetrical arrangement of domed bosses each with a central domed stud, raised bands and notched studs, central boss with square-section spike; reverse with leather facing, lozengiform groves to the rear of the studs, strap handle with thick thread binding. See Singh, Runjeet, Arms & Armour from the East,, Coventry, 2016, pp.90ff., for embossed round Indian Dhal. 2.25 kg, 58 cm (22 7/8 in."). Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. Oriental horsemen still used armour and shields in the 19th century A.D. Some of them were created in imitation of western types, in contraposition with the usually round Indian Dhal and Persian Separ. The presence of a large central spike and the well preserved internal padding of the shield do not exclude its use on 19th century battlefields.Condition Report: Fine condition, one handle to reverse absent.
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