15929997830001312637261000Standard Recordobject-158419170197589442815826364170001701975718307fitz-onlineadlib-object-158419https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15841924a3fd38-86bd-3411-959b-34fb5d859a524referenceterm-86575adlib-term-865755649d0d3-83e1-34de-a436-f231b1f04c9bweaponsreferenceterm-126216adlib-term-1262166c7247d5-cf34-3e0d-a07e-9ae6b2743929Robert Taylorreferenceterm-40136adlib-term-4013628e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5steelBladeApplied ArtsThe blade of steel is straight and double edged, cut down from an imported European broadsword blade. The hilt is formed of two broad rectangular section bars joined by a grip formed of two bars with large conjoined central lobed knops, and smaller knops at either side joined to each other with additional central knops. At the front is a deeply curved concave bar attached to the blade by heavy langets terminating in lotus buds, with three rivets. The bars and langets are bordered by bands of engraved guilloche or wavy lines, the ground between being hatched and formerly silvered overall; only traces now remainO.104-18791accession numberO.104-1879158419priref158419urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158419https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158419inscribed104tagadhesiveprinted104labelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Robert Taylor, MAreferenceagent-180016adlib-agent-180016de4194d2-ab82-3bf8-95cd-a266949bffeaTaylor, Robert, MA187918791879givenEntry date: 1879-02-1016401640CE1640circa1640166011660CE16601660makerreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98UnknownSee Elgood 2004: 145, 157–62 for this general group of south Indian katars.referenceterm-113347adlib-term-113347b3865e14-c2dc-3722-935d-b7697edeab4e17th Century, Mid#Blade Lengthcm32.7Overall Lengthcm49.7Weightg630referenceterm-109648adlib-term-10964881e9054e-fe90-3431-8bf2-645c7c671530daggerobject namereferenceterm-126218adlib-term-1262185c8f101c-7368-3b5a-a61d-702fe0e8b92dIndian weaponscategorykatarreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferencepublication-6089adlib-publication-6089762534e6-b9a6-3c98-ad56-fac315162b46List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879Ref. pp. 145, 157–62 for this general group of south Indian katars.145,157-62referencepublication-6091adlib-publication-6091ce3764f9-3776-306c-8b0c-0ff51f18c97fHindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400-1865referenceterm-109648adlib-term-10964881e9054e-fe90-3431-8bf2-645c7c671530daggerdaggerobject
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