Sword Hilt
19th century (made)
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Sword hilt, for a talwar, of steel inlaid with gold in a pattern of foliage and bunches of grapes; the seating processes are short and narrow and lightly fleuretted at the end; the quillons are short and end in flat domes; the grip is bellied and oval in section; the pommel is a disc sharply turned away from the grip at the edge; it is surmounted by a shallow dome and a turned knob.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Forged steel decorated with gold inlay |
| Brief description | Sword hilt for a talwar, Panjab or Rajasthan, 19th century |
| Physical description | Sword hilt, for a talwar, of steel inlaid with gold in a pattern of foliage and bunches of grapes; the seating processes are short and narrow and lightly fleuretted at the end; the quillons are short and end in flat domes; the grip is bellied and oval in section; the pommel is a disc sharply turned away from the grip at the edge; it is surmounted by a shallow dome and a turned knob. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lord Kitchener |
| Object history | Given by the Right Hon. the Earl Kitchener of Khartoum |
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| Accession number | IS.230-1964 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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