Maker: Unknown (Probably)
The steel blade is short, straight, broad, double edged with a medial rib issuing from a lotus bud at the forte, and swelling to a reinforced point. The hilt is formed by two straight slightly concave arms made in one with the blade, joined by two bars, faceted and swelling to their centres, forming the grip. All the hilt elements are decorated in gold koftgari with a fine floral diaper. The steel of the blade is cracking in places and pitted round the edges. The scabbard (A) is of thin rather damaged wood, covered with modern black velvet crudely sewn up the inside, with a cast pierced chape of copper alloy.
Given by Mrs R. Taylor
Length: 32.4 cm
Weight: 300 g
Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by Taylor, R. Stanley, Mrs
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1799
CE
Scabbard
composed of
velvet
( black)
wood
Hilt Decoration
composed of
gold
( koftgari)
Chape
composed of
copper alloy
Blade
composed of
steel
Length 17.9 cm
Accession number: O.1 & A-1923
Primary reference Number: 162105
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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