Maker: Unknown
Triangular steel blade of diamond section, with a medial ridge, an arrow-shaped thickened section at the junction with the socket decorated with double incised lines, below which is an octagonal waisted section and a moulded knop. The socket is plain with a brazed seam is open, and it has two reinforcing bands decorated with double incised lines. The surface is stained and pitted where it has been corroded then cleaned. A fragment of the original bamboo haft survives inside the socket
History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 24 cm
Blade Width Max: 3.3 cm
Overall Length: 49.2 cm
Socket Length: 20.5 cm
Weight: 585 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
The double reinforces on the socket suggest all these spears, including the ones with cog-like reinforces, come from similar workshops. The same reinforces appear on the vechevoral, indicating the Tamil origin of all these pieces
Blade composed of steel
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.52-1879
Primary reference Number: 158362
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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