[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 # Shield Shield dhal of hide, convex, with embossed decoration in the form of eight plants and flowers placed radially round the central flower surrounded by a band of foliage; a similar band of foliage runs around the outer rim which is recurved at the edge; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1795–1904 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-206-1964](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-206-1964) · Pramāṇa