Dhal (shield)

The dhal is a type of buckler or shield found in the Indian subcontinent.

[2] The edges may be flat or rolled back in the reverse direction to that of the curvature of the shield.

Dhal shields were either made from metal or hide.

[3] Leather shields were made from a great variety of animals found in the Indian subcontinent.

[4] This military article about the Indian Armed Forces is a stub.

Dhal (shield), from North India, Mughal period, 17th century, made of steel, gold, silk, leather, at the Royal Ontario Museum .
Antique Islamic dhal at the Metropolitan Museum of Art