Ottoman Turkish shield decorated with chiseled finely carvedspiraling segments of meandering dense flowering bands.
Made of hand forged steel hand hammered & chiseled .
Dating : Unknown .
The shield displays chiseled detailing in the form of elegant foliate patternadding dramatic detailing to this incredible piece of armor.
Bottom rim chiseled Arabic inscription.
The shield is much bigger than normal shield It measures 19 inches in diameter.
The reverse of shield bears thick cloth cushion and 2 cloth handles to hold .
The interior is well padded with cloth cushion, 2 thick cloth handles to hold.
This makes this shield adding dramatic detailing to this incredible piece of armor.
Condition few tiny loss to chain mail and some scattered stains on brass strips.
An interesting shield showing the influence of other cultures.Circa Qajar period 18th.-19th.c century.Since this unique shield is hand made, there is no exact copy of this.
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Since this unique shield is hand made, there is no exact copy of this available.