Maker: Unknown
Hilt and blade are made in one piece of steel. The blade is double edged and double curved, with a chevron of six deep fullers at the forte and a long reinforced point. At the forte the blade is thickened and widens into bud-like wings with piercings at either side. The hilt is waisted, with a central squashed globular knop with double mouldings at either side, and has symmetrical curved winged guard and pommel, The flange between the wings of the pommel is extended into a finial with a D-shaped knop with two more round knops above. Most of the hilt is painted black, the blade polished bright with pitting from its earlier corrosion
History note: From Ganjam. Probably from Tanjore arsenal
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 30 cm
Overall Length: 39.2 cm
Weight: 296 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
16th Century, Late
Circa
1560
CE
-
1600
CE
Compare Metropolitan Museum of Art New York no 36.25.751 from the Stone, Oldman and Walhouse collections, the lavishly decorated 36.25.6AB in the same collection and one from a private collection (Elgood 2004: 178–80, figs 16.32, 16.36 and 16.38.) Taylor records this from Benares.
Accession number: O.151-1879
Primary reference Number: 159930
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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