Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is straight, double edged and extended into a long, thin point with a full length medial ridge. The hilt has an angled, convex guard attached to short, wide arms cut with lotus bud terminals at front and rear, joined by a pair of bars swelling to their centres that form the grip. At the front of the guard are heavy katar-shaped reinforces with cusped and scalloped edges, incised lines and pierced holes, secured to the blade by three rivets, two with copper alloy washers which are actively corroding. From the outside of the guard springs a double curved V-section defence for the back of the hand, of terminating in a detailed dragon head finial. The hilt is black from the hammer, the blade and reinforces polished bright and pitted from earlier corrosion.
History note: From Ganjam. Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see docuentation Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 81.5 cm
Overall Length: 95 cm
Weight: 825 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
16th Century
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
Blade composed of steel
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.89-1879
Primary reference Number: 158404
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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