1592970681000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-162287 1754330635769 1754303201000 1754330624480 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-162287 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162287 5b1734f4-7eb7-3cf3-b88e-8f4e55915316 8 reference term-86575 adlib-term-86575 5649d0d3-83e1-34de-a436-f231b1f04c9b weapons reference term-126690 adlib-term-126690 29e4e3dd-c1a3-3f34-82bb-a045d1bcfd14 Taylor bequest (uncertain) reference term-106692 adlib-term-106692 ed7baa11-5901-3307-81b6-77370e40ebb4 wood Scabbard reference term-4837 adlib-term-4837 52964e4e-1ab2-3dfa-bcd1-312736c43946 filigree reference term-31730 adlib-term-31730 d39ef9dc-7210-3feb-961e-e46d3fb070d0 horn Hilt reference term-109057 adlib-term-109057 daa6a12c-28f6-35e1-b6c0-8f22bc8b9452 chiselled reference term-98865 adlib-term-98865 aeb90103-2708-3cdf-abc1-219c45a070e9 carving reference term-40335 adlib-term-40335 80b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4 brass (alloy) Rivets Length mm 215 Blade Silver Foil, Cap reference term-29641 adlib-term-29641 2cca4338-6a77-3f63-9174-0a137a118930 chasing Applied Arts The blade is single edged, with an almost straight edge, the back curving forwards towards the point. The back is flat and thick, and there is a broad, deep fuller at the back. The whole blade from the fuller backwards is covered in heavy silver foil chased with floral scrolls and geometrical ornament of a pearled ground. The hilt is of dark horn, finely carved with sections of foliage, secured by three brass rivets with three from an original four decorative silver washers. At the junction with the blade the hilt is covered with a heavy silver ferrule, chiselled into a complex spray of waves at the edge side. The pommel cap is of silver chased with flowers. The tang extends the full width of the hilt, and is covered at front and rear with bands of tooled silver. The scabbard is of wood covered with fluted silver sheet, decorated with bands of silver filigree. O.1 & A-1854 1 accession number O.1 & A-1854 162287 priref 162287 Fitzwilliam Museum Dept of Applied Arts accession number ARM 1-1854 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162287 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162287 statement of provenance 'probably one of two East Indian Weapons given by Miss G Harwood, 1854’. label old accession number ARM 1-1854 Museum label reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Miss C. Harwood reference agent-181095 adlib-agent-181095 1f761270-5b06-3f9f-a35b-658fdc230c61 Harwood, Miss G. 1854 1854 1854-05-05 given The condition and style of the object suggest the Taylor collection. However, there is no piha khaetta in the Taylor bequest. Compare Royal Armouries no. XXVID.82 and many other similar daggers. Label suggests 'probably one of two East Indian Weapons given by Miss G Harwood, 1854’. 1700 1700 CE 1700 1700 1799 1 1799 CE 1799 1799 maker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown This is a very fine example of the characteristic dagger of Sri Lanka. Both the decoration of the blade and hilt as well as the scabbard are of silver. The hilt is probably made from black coral or dark horn. reference term-106400 adlib-term-106400 3e80c102-1483-3c39-b2f4-67e333d653d8 18th Century reference term-124674 adlib-term-124674 1f5a5e48-c037-3c20-9cb8-52f1f079b661 literal Sri Lanka Sri Lanka country Sri Lanka reference term-109906 adlib-term-109906 cbea03fb-f9ac-3c28-ab2d-d20a955a2b53 silver foil reference term-39778 adlib-term-39778 8bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245 silver Length mm 340 Weight g 392 reference term-109648 adlib-term-109648 81e9054e-fe90-3431-8bf2-645c7c671530 dagger object name reference term-89295 adlib-term-89295 27faefca-7df7-3187-a5e7-9967cf2ebc4f scabbard object name reference term-126682 adlib-term-126682 d2d83d07-e5ea-351d-b50e-38332074a885 Sri Lankan weapons category piha khaetta history note uncertain reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

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