IDENTIFIERS
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id:	162520
accession number:	TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS-3

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Monday 1 October 2012

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The blade is heavy with a curved point; this section is double edged with a medial ridge, the rest straight an decorated in koftgari silver gilt with punched geometrical ornament. At the end of the blade is a carved elephant head, also covered in silver gilt. The haft is of formed of an iron tube with a knop by the elephant head, decorated in the same silver gilt punched ornament with three bands, two geometrical, one floral. The lotus bud finial unscrews to reveal a short, knife bladed stiletto.
The scabbard is of wood covered with red velvet, double curved and quite broad, with silver gilt throat and chape chased with scrolling foliage on a pearled ground. At the back of the throat is a small suspension loop.
title:	axes (tools)

NOTES
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type: history note
value: no provenance obvious


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	C.B. Marlay?

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162520


SUBJECTS
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scabbard and bhuj axe



CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1800 - 1850
creation date earliest:	1800
creation date latest:	1850
culture:	19th Century, Early#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: mm
value: 625

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 655

dimension: Width
units: mm
value: 65