Maker: Unknown
Of steel, and of massive proportion, the blade is curved and double edged, with two deep and two shallow fullers at the centre, and a heavy reinforced point. It is joined to the socket by a massive langet, chiselled with dragons’ heads at either side of a lotus bud. The socket itself is faceted, with bands of chiselled foliage, and three mouldings, at the blade of roped, hatched and beaded ornament, in the centre of beaded ornament between ribs of roping, and at the end a seven-stage stepped ornamental band of beading, roping and bands of foliage. The whole is bright with little pitting
History note: From Madura
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 27 cm
Overall Length: 45.6 cm
Weight: 1395 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
16th Century, Late
Circa
1560
CE
-
1600
CE
Compare O.165-1879 and comments there.
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.166-1879
Primary reference Number: 159949
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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