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Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Arms & ArmorShields19th century

Artwork Details

Title	Shield (Dhàl)
Medium	Steel, copper alloy, velvet, leather
Dimensions	Diam. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 2.5 oz. (2338.8 g)
Classification	Shields
Department	Arms & Armor
Date	19th century
Credit Line	Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1902
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Persian
Date Range	1801 – 1900

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 25040