IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 158321 accession number: O.17-1879 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 24 February 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: The leaf-shaped steel blade is straight and double edged, flaring towards the point. The hilt comprises a figure-8 guard, angled across the centre, with cusped wings and long reinforces, the edges serrated for part of their length, with lotus bud terminals, bordered by double incised lines towards the hilt and incised panels of floral ornament. They are attached by three rivets. Round the junction of the wings and reinforces is a band of iron. The thin grip is bound with string, and there is a small, deep dish pommel lacking its dome. The hilt is covered with black paint, the blade polished bright and pitted from earlier corrosion. The dome pommel is battered and gashed title: sword NOTES ----- type: history note value: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004) LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Robert Taylor creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158321 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1500 - 1600 creation date earliest: 1500 creation date latest: 1600 culture: 16th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Blade Length units: cm value: 84.5 dimension: Overall Length units: cm value: 96.5 dimension: Weight units: g value: 1350 CITATIONS -------- List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879 Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400-1865 ---