Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is small, single edged and bearded, with a flat square back. It is bordered with floral bands in spindly gold koftgari including the maker’s inscription. The haft is of spiral-carved dark wood visible only at the centre, with a spiral decorated gilt copper alloy ferrule and terminal, the latter with a spiral carved knop finial. At the top is a low gilt dome and washer .
History note: No provenance obvious
Length: 545 mm
Weight: 820 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century
1800
CE
-
1899
CE
Head
Length 122 mm
Blade
Width 82 mm
Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS-8
Primary reference Number: 162534
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Axes (tools)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162534 Accessed: 2024-07-27 10:11:48
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