Maker: Unknown
Blade only. The small iron blade is T-shaped, formed of double crescents convex to the edge, forged with a solid socket for the haft with three very low transverse flanges at the back. It is decorated with a W in double incised lines, double incised lines and punched crescents along the backs of the blade, and a panel of geometric ornament at the junction of the socket. One point is bent
History note: From Ganjam
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Length: 19 cm
Weight: 144 g
Width: 9.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1879
CE
Very similar in form and decoration to O.113-1879.
Blade composed of iron
Accession number: O.124-1879
Primary reference Number: 159717
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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