Maker: Unknown
Forward angled, single edged steel blade of almost flat section, with a low medial ridge at the forte. The original wooden hilt is long and thin, with a long iron ferrule with three iron reinforcing bands and crenelated upper edge, secured by a single rivet. The remainder of the hilt is faceted, and cut away at the underside leaving the pommel section proud to form a grip
History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 31.9 cm
Blade Width Max: 7.8 cm
Overall Length: 51.3 cm
Weight: 430 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Compare the ayudha katti from the Walhouse, Oldman and Stone collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art no. 36.25.1950, of exactly the same type (Elgood 2004: 74 fig. 6.13, also 234). Also O.58-1879, O.61-1879.
Blade composed of steel
Accession number: O.62-1879
Primary reference Number: 158372
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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