Dhal (shield)

Culture Punjab (northern India)

Dateabout 1900

Mediumsteel with gold and silver koftgari inlay, fabric

Dimensions35.6 cm (14 in.)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Helen White Sargent

Terms

Object number1923.37

DescriptionRound shield of very light steel with four bosses; ornamented with a damascened design of conventionalized flower and leaf forms in gold and silver koftgari. Lined with red fabric.Label TextThis shield features silver and gold inlay executed in the "koftgari" technique common in Indo-Persian arms and armor. Koftgari involves lightly cross-hatching the underlying metal and hammering gold or silver wire into the roughened surface to create the decoration.ProvenanceHelen White Sargent, Worcester

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