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Shield with scenes of hunting lions

The shield, made of lacquered rhinoceros hide, is painted with four vignettes featuring large golden lions: one attacks a rhinoceros-like creature; one attacks a goat; one attacks a boar; and the final one sits with its paw up. The rest of the shield is decorated with flowers, plants, and a large tree filled with monkeys. At the center of the shield is a large, painted medallion that is flanked by four silvered bosses. The bosses are faceted to give the impression of being set with diamonds. The back of the shield features a marbled pattern made of red and black lacquer. The shield is missing the four rings that would have secured the bosses into place, as well as the cushion that protected the forearm.

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift in gratitude to John Coolidge Gift of Leslie Cheek Jr. Anonymous Fund in memory of Henry Berg Louise Haskell Daly Alpheus Hyatt Richard Norton Memorial Funds and through the generosity of Albert H. Gordon and Emily Rauh Pulitzer; formerly in the collection of Stuart Cary Welch Jr.

c. 1800 19th century 1795 1805

Indian

Title: Shield with scenes of hunting lions

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The rest of the shield is decorated with flowers, plants, and a large tree filled with monkeys.

At the center of the shield is a large, painted medallion that is flanked by four silvered bosses.

The bosses are faceted to give the impression of being set with diamonds.

The back of the shield features a marbled pattern made of red and black lacquer.

The shield is missing the four rings that would have secured the bosses into place, as well as the cushion that protected the forearm.

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