IDENTIFIERS
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id:	158376
accession number:	O.66-1879

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Wednesday 12 May 2021

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Sacrificial sword. Heavy forward curved blade swept up to a knop finial at the point, with a lotus bud finial half way down the back, and large carved moulding in the form of a bloated horse with a small head and two legs, on its back, at the junction with the hilt. The grip is short and straight, of red wood turned with mouldings with a squashed globular pommel. At the end is a tang button with a large iron lotus bud washer. The blade is rough and has corroded patches
title:	sword

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Robert Taylor
creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158376





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1800 - 1879
creation date earliest:	1800
creation date latest:	1879
culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Blade Length
units: cm
value: 56.6

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 75

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 1125



CITATIONS
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List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879
An Illustrated Handbook of Indian arms
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