Maker: Unknown
The blade of steel is straight and double edged, cut down from an imported European broadsword blade. The hilt is formed of two broad rectangular section bars joined by a grip formed of two bars with large conjoined central lobed knops, and smaller knops at either side joined to each other with additional central knops. At the front is a deeply curved concave bar attached to the blade by heavy langets terminating in lotus buds, with three rivets. The bars and langets are bordered by bands of engraved guilloche or wavy lines, the ground between being hatched and formerly silvered overall; only traces now remain
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Blade Length: 32.7 cm
Overall Length: 49.7 cm
Weight: 630 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
17th Century, Mid#
Circa
1640
CE
-
1660
CE
See Elgood 2004: 145, 157–62 for this general group of south Indian katars.
Blade composed of steel
Inscription present: adhesive
Accession number: O.104-1879
Primary reference Number: 158419
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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