1592999783000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-158423 1747160609259 1714474944000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-158423 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158423 c9fef8f9-3a61-380d-b6cc-988f3e2fe470 5 reference term-86575 adlib-term-86575 5649d0d3-83e1-34de-a436-f231b1f04c9b weapons reference term-126216 adlib-term-126216 6c7247d5-cf34-3e0d-a07e-9ae6b2743929 Robert Taylor reference term-40136 adlib-term-40136 28e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5 steel Blade Applied Arts The blade of steel is straight and double edged, with six narrow grooves forming a chevron. 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 three rivets. The bars and langets are bordered by bands of engraved wavy lines, the ground between being fretted with an interlace pattern between crude floral panels. The inside of the front bar and the langets are similarly decorated with crude incised flowers. O.108-1879 1 accession number O.108-1879 158423 priref 158423 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158423 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158423 inscribed 108 tag reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Robert Taylor, MA reference agent-180016 adlib-agent-180016 de4194d2-ab82-3bf8-95cd-a266949bffea Taylor, Robert, MA 1879 1879 1879 given Entry date: 1879-02-10 1600 1600 CE 1600 circa 1600 1700 1 1700 CE 1700 1700 maker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown See Elgood 2004: 145, 157–62 for this general group of south Indian katars. Note this one has an Indian blade, which might make it earlier. reference term-106447 adlib-term-106447 c24dda6b-b738-3a7d-bddf-648ede5b5cd4 17th Century reference term-126223 adlib-term-126223 152dd0e7-92aa-3117-b8f0-f667f1b8b81e literal India India country South India Blade Length cm 29.1 Overall Length cm 44.5 Weight g 545 reference term-109648 adlib-term-109648 81e9054e-fe90-3431-8bf2-645c7c671530 dagger object name reference term-126218 adlib-term-126218 5c8f101c-7368-3b5a-a61d-702fe0e8b92d Indian weapons category katar history note From Ganjam. Probably from Tanjore arsenal reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference publication-6089 adlib-publication-6089 762534e6-b9a6-3c98-ad56-fac315162b46 List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879 Ref. pp. 145, 157–62 for this general group of south Indian katars. Note this one has an Indian blade, which might make it earlier. 145, 157-62 reference publication-6091 adlib-publication-6091 ce3764f9-3776-306c-8b0c-0ff51f18c97f Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400-1865

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