IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 176356 accession number: O.2-1904 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- 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) LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by H.A. Chapman STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176356 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1800 - 1825 creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1825 culture: 19th Century, Early DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: mm value: 625 dimension: Weight units: g value: 655 dimension: Width units: mm value: 65 CITATIONS -------- An Introduction to Indian Arms and Armour --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/661/622/large_O_2_1904_3_201811_adn21_mas.jpg height: 765 pixels width: 1024 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/661/622/mid_O_2_1904_3_201811_adn21_mas.jpg height: 374 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: 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