NDLI: Shield (Dhal)

Content Provider	Indian Culture
Spatial Coverage	Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Temporal Coverage	C. 1730 CE
Description	A shield of Maharana Sangram Singh II of Mewar who ruled from AD 1710 to 1734. The inscription reads! 'Marano Sangram Singhji' in Devanagari. Names of three fief holders (thikanedars) of Mewar, namely Salumbara, Kanodha and Badanora, are given below. The shield depicts one of the actual expeditions of the Maharana. The dhal is made of rhinoceros hide lacquered black and painted in brilliant gold In AD 1730, in Mewar style of painting. Its style is identical with the style of the contemporary miniature painting on paper of the same school. It is divided into eight sections illustrating the Maharana marching with retinue and deer, etc. The last scene shows him returning to his palaces on the back of an elephant. Only three coloured-lac red, carbon black and gold have been used in painting the shield. The central medallion represents sun god rays emanating from a human face-an insignia of Mewar court, which is surrounded by four etched and gilded knobs with perforated and serrated borders surmounted by green glass pieces. The knobs are riveted to four ring-bolts fitted on the reverse. A padded cushion and leather straps covered with red velvet are also affixed to the ring-bolts. There is an inscription of "Marano Sangram Singhji".
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	English
Publisher	National Museum
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Image
Resource Type	Photograph

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Shield (Dhal)