Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is double edged and double curved, with four narrow and two wider fullers forming a chevron along most of its length. At the forte is a slight ricasso, with a small riveted langet at the centre. The hilt is also of steel, with a beaked pommel carved as a stylised parrot’s head with eyes and a detailed beak, a plain tubular grip, slightly curved, and a stepped section at the blade with crenelations and a roped band. The blade is polished bright with areas of patination from its earlier corrosion, the hilt in untouched patinated condition, showing that it was originally decorated with floral ornament in silver koftgari
History note: From Ganjam
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 25.5 cm
Overall Length: 35.5 cm
Weight: 304 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
Compare O.144-1879 from this collection and comments about the type there.
The pommel, the end of the hilt, of this dagger is, unusually, a parrot – the beak is very prominent. The hilt is decorated with inlaid silver, called koftgari, in which silver wire is hammered onto the surface.
Blade composed of steel
Accession number: O.131-1879
Primary reference Number: 159899
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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