IDENTIFIERS
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id:	162293
accession number:	ARM.185.1912

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Thursday 21 March 2013

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The blade is straight and double edged, deeply etched and gilt with a florid design of calligraphy in foliage. The inscriptions appear nonsense, but are slightly too abraded to read. The jade hilt is of pale green nephrite, carved with a baluster grip, lotus bud guard and pommel, and a curved knucklebow, all carved with vegetation. The scabbard is of wood, with a bone fitting at the throat decorated with the same illegible inscriptions, highlighted in gold, and with bands of turquoises, the main body covered in patinated copper alloy sheet studded with small turquoises and red stone (probably glass), many of which are missing, and there are broad top-locket, suspension loop and chape fittings in brass chased with opulent vegetation.The hilt might well be an Indian example of the 18th century in Mughal style, to which the rest of this odd sword was added for sale late in the 19th century.
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:	C. B. Marlay
creditline: C.B. Marlay Bequest

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162293





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1850 - 1899
creation date earliest:	1850
creation date latest:	1899

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: mm
value: 760

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 590