IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 158418 accession number: O.103-1879 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: The blade of steel is straight and double edged, hollow ground for two thirds of its length then swelling into a reinforced point. The hilt is formed of two broad rectangular section bars joined by a grip formed of two bars with central fluted balusters, and mouldings at either side. At the front is a deeply curved concave bar attached to the blade by langets terminating in lotus buds, with a single rivet. The bars and langets are bordered by bands of engraved guilloche or wavy lines, the ground between being fretted with an interlace pattern. The langets are decorated with incised lines, but the decoration of the rest of the hilt is hidden under thick black paint title: dagger NOTES ----- type: history note value: From Ganjam, Probably from Tanjore arsenal. 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/158418 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1600 - 1700 creation date earliest: 1600 creation date latest: 1700 culture: 17th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Blade Length units: cm value: 37.6 dimension: Overall Length units: cm value: 56 dimension: Weight units: g value: 640 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 ---