Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is straight and double edged, narrowing slightly towards the point. The hilt, of old Hindu basket form, comprises a figure-8 guard with cusps at the waist, angled across the centre, with cusped wings and heavy reinforces the full width of the blade and secured by a single rivets in flower-bud terminals. The guard is extended into a wide knucklebow decorated with four grooves at either side. The thin grip is curved and swells to the centre, and there is a broad, shallow dish pommel inside which is a broad low dome with a long spike finial, decorated with mouldings at the base, enabling the sword to be used with two hands. The hilt is covered with black paint, the blade polished bright and pitted from earlier corrosion, with some nasty staining from more recent corrosion in patches
History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 89.5 cm
Overall Length: 109.5 cm
Weight: 1085 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
A very typical sword with a very long blade.
Blade composed of steel
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.19-1879
Primary reference Number: 158325
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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