Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Maker:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Forward angled, single edged steel blade with a thick, flat back and a ricasso decorated with three inlaid copper alloy (brass) bands, and rows of stamped floral ornament at the back edge and on the ricasso. The original wooden hilt is long and thin, with a round section at the completely covered by an iron ferrule with three moulded iron reinforcing bands, groups of double incised lines and a crenelated rear edge. The remainder of the hilt is faceted, and cut away at the underside leaving the pommel section proud to form a grip, and inlaid with a copper alloy (brass) sun at either side of the pommel
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: 31.2 cm
Blade Width Max: 7.5 cm
Overall Length: 53.5 cm
Weight: 640 g
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1879)
by
Taylor, Robert, MA
Dating
19th Century, Early#
Circa
1800
CE
-
1840
CE
Note
Compare the ayudha katti from the Walhouse, Oldman and Stone collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art no. 36.25.1950, of the earlier type (see documentation Elgood 2004), and Royal Armouries no. XXVIS.243 with the later variant hilt with the oval pommel
Components of the work
Blade
composed of
steel
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 59
- Method of creation: Inscribed
- Type: Tag
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: O.59-1879
Primary reference Number: 158369
Stable URI
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
