What: A “Dhal shield” made of dished hide and metal believed to have been captured in the Abyssinian Campaign

Where: The National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT

The database entry: describes a “Dhal shield, 1867-1868; made of dished hide and metal; four brass bosses, four crescents and decoratively shaped brass plaques; believed to have been captured in the Abyssinian Campaign (King Theodore) by Col C F James.

Museum accession number
Armour 1959-10-75