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AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024
Lot 131:
Consisting primarily of brass, embossed and punched with landscape scenes inhabited by Indian mythological anthropomorphic beings in combat with more human-looking fighters, the center shows a much larger and more detailed depiction of one of these fights. The border of the shield is decorated with a rope.
India – 19th century.
D: 14 1/8 in., (35.87 cm.)
Condition: Shiny and well preserved with only minor oxidization in some places. Reverse set with three rings for attaching grips, the fourth ring being missing.
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