Maker: Unknown
Forward angled, single edged steel blade of almost flat section, with small bud-like wings at the forte, where there is a slight ricasso. This and the back of the blade are edged with punched spiked crescents. The original wooden hilt is long and thin, with a long iron ferrule with three iron reinforcing bands, two cross hatched, the middle one triple moulded, and an originally dagged upper edge, secured by two iron rivets with copper alloy star washers. The remainder of the hilt is faceted, and cut away at the underside leaving the pommel section proud to form a grip
History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 31.8 cm
Blade Width Max: 7.6 cm
Overall Length: 55 cm
Weight: 530 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1879
CE
Compare the ayudha katti from the Walhouse, Oldman and Stone collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art no. 36.25.1950, of exactly the same type (see documentation Elgood 2004). Also O.58-1879, O.61-1879.
Blade composed of steel
Accession number: O.63-1879
Primary reference Number: 158373
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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