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Hello all, this is my first post here and thought I would share , and ask some questions about, a recently purchased Indian Dhal. Purchased from the world's favourite auction site, the seller described it as:
''Old mughal Dhal with religious? Chiselwork/Engravings.Very nice piece and in good condition. Probably from 1800s maybe earlier. Solid shield.'' I suspect it is late 1800s or even more recent rather than earlier. The shield is steel, 12.25 inches in diameter and weighs 2 lbs. The reverse is covered in blue cloth. I have made my own leather cushion and straps to make it a functional piece. I have posted on other forums but I am getting nowhere with the script on the shield which I think is Hindi (but could be any sub-continent language or even Arabic.) I have tried to separate out the script to make it clearer and would be very grateful if anybody here can translate the panels. They might of course just be decorative panels with no meaning. Thanks in advance for any help or opinions. |
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Sorry, not used to the image upload system here yet. These should have been included.
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Salaams RobertGuy...May we see the business end front of this shield...It may offer clues... Meanwhile the Hindu Script which may be upside down arabic ...we will have a look at... Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. ![]() |
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I am fully with Ibrahiim.
What you show may be interesting and it may not be - as you show an unclear picture of the back of the shield. You dont show close upse of of the inscriptions, and you dont show the front of the shield. How do you think any of us could/would give any oppinion? Regards Jens |
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If you take the pictures, rotate them 180 degrees and then repost them with the frontal pics, and we'll be able to do something about it.
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My apologies to everyone. I'm having trouble getting used to the file uploader and file sizes. These pictures should have been included.
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It is modern and has been artificially aged. The script looks Arabic but probably is done by a non Arabic speaker for looks.
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