Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is straight, double edged with a full length medial rib and a reinforced point. The hilt has a convex guard attached to long, fluted arms ending in lotus bud terminals at the rear, joined by a pair of bars swelling to their centres that form the grip. At the front of the guard are heavy cusped and scalloped reinforces attached to the blade by three rivets. Inside the guard is a raised cusped and scalloped decorative band. The hilt is painted black inside, the rest polished bright and pitted from earlier corrosion. There is a long gash cutting right through the blade
History note: From Ganjam, Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 81.5 cm
Overall Length: 95 cm
Weight: 625 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
The blade is the same as that of O.91.1879
Blade composed of steel
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.102-1879
Primary reference Number: 158417
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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