Basic Black Dhal

kronckew · 30th March 2016, 02:15 PM

arrived today. it is steel (magnet test passed). 14 inches dia (36 cm.) and weighs 1430 grams. paint is rough but even. mottling is an artifact from previous owner oiling it. wiped off excess & it looks more even now. the bosses are two part steel pressings. rolled rim looks hammered. now i have to find a space to display it.

Helleri · 2nd April 2016, 01:40 PM

Wait...is the back side of the shield domed (concave, conforming to the outside curvature) or flat? If it is flat wouldn't that make it an Afghan shield/sipar instead of an Indian dhal? I mean the style originated in India I think. But pretty sure it spread from there and took on a few different incarnations.

kronckew · 2nd April 2016, 05:14 PM

trick of the lighting i think. it's NOT flat. inside is dished, concave, corresponding to the domed, convex outside.

30th March 2016, 02:15 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	arrived today. it is steel (magnet test passed). 14 inches dia (36 cm.) and weighs 1430 grams. paint is rough but even. mottling is an artifact from previous owner oiling it. wiped off excess & it looks more even now. the bosses are two part steel pressings. rolled rim looks hammered. now i have to find a space to display it.

2nd April 2016, 01:40 PM	#2
Helleri Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Chino, CA. Posts: 219	Wait...is the back side of the shield domed (concave, conforming to the outside curvature) or flat? If it is flat wouldn't that make it an Afghan shield/sipar instead of an Indian dhal? I mean the style originated in India I think. But pretty sure it spread from there and took on a few different incarnations.

2nd April 2016, 05:14 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	trick of the lighting i think. it's NOT flat. inside is dished, concave, corresponding to the domed, convex outside.