Forgotten Gallery · Arms & Armour
Shield
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Five objects off display, chosen for · from the archive
Shield
Unknown · Bikaner
papier maché crystal, Bikanir Rajasthan. Armour. Egerton 448 Knuckle pad with staples, for fixing into a concave Indian shield, leather, embroidered. Armour. Egerton 448
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Shield
Unknown · 19th century · Borneo
Oblong shield <i>kliau</i>, wood hair, painted, Borneo, ca. 19th century
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Shield
Unknown · India
parrying, madu a.k.a. singhouta; Armour, antelope horn steel, kuftkari, India
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Shield
Unknown · 19th century · Punjab (India)
dhal; Armour, hide steel, Panjab, C19
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Shield
Unknown · 19th century · Bikaner
dhal; Armour, lacquered, Bikanir Rajasthan India, C19
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