[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Shield accessory # Shield accessory This superbly embroidered scene of a lady and a peacock is all the more remarkable as it was not intended to be seen by anyone except its owner. It would have been used inside a shield to protect the user's knuckles. Most examples are plain, and often of leather, but some other decorative ones are known. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1695–1704 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-106-1924](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-106-1924) · Pramāṇa