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Spearhead: O.53-1879

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Small waisted triangular steel blade of diamond section, with a pronounced medial ridge swelling to a reinforced point. At the base of the blade are small shoulders, and it is made in one with a plain socket of circular section with a weld line running down one side. The surface is polished bright, with some pitting from its earlier corrosion, and some staining

Notes

History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)

Legal notes

Given by Robert Taylor, MA

Measurements and weight

Blade Length: 14.5 cm
Blade Width Max: 2.9 cm
Overall Length: 25.4 cm
Weight: 19.2 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 CE - 1700 CE

Materials used in production

Steel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 53
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Tag

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.53-1879
Primary reference Number: 158363
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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