This magnificent, convex-circular shaped dhal (shield) has four metal buttons, three crescents (a fourth is missing), four bronze medallions with religious figures, a scorpion, two characters with standards, possibly the god Hanuman and a beetle. It is likely that this dhal was used strictly for ceremonial purposes. In three of the four figures on the medallions, we see an ox. Pertaining to Hindu deities, this could represent Nandi, the bull that is the god Shiva’s vehicle. The figure on the center medallion represents an anthropomorphic image of Nandi. The symbol of the snake on two of the medallions also refers to Shiva and Hanuman. Although the crescent is also part of Shiva’s symbology, we find it on rhinoceros hide shields. These were used by the sikhs, and the crescent is an Islamic symbol and military emblem used after the Muslim conquest of Persia. As for the scorpion figure, it represents Persian zodiac signs or the goddess Chelamma. If the scorpion represents a zodiac sign, then it could be speculated that the shield was created in the month of the scorpion sign.