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Dagger

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Nepal (made)

Punch dagger katar flamboyant steel blade, the core of the blade cut out leaving a central rib in the form of a stylised stem of leaves springing from foliage, gold damascened, the hilt and side guards perforated and damascened. A stylised flower motif between four fronds forms the cross piece of the hilt.


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Dagger
Materials and techniques
Forged steel with gilt and openwork decoration
Brief description
Punch dagger katar flamboyant steel blade with gilt and openwork decoration, Nepal, 19th century
Physical description
Punch dagger katar flamboyant steel blade, the core of the blade cut out leaving a central rib in the form of a stylised stem of leaves springing from foliage, gold damascened, the hilt and side guards perforated and damascened. A stylised flower motif between four fronds forms the cross piece of the hilt.
Gallery label
Dagger kutar: fluted blade, waved edges, central rib a stylised stem of leaves spring from foliage, gold damascened, hilt & side guards perforated & damascened stylised flower motif between 4 fronds forms cross piece of hilt; Nepal. 2579 I.S.(pre 1993)
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Object history
As originally arranged and displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, with some additions while in storage, case F.715
Production
Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Bibliographic references
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.102
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 102, Cat. No. 341
Other number
341 - Egerton Catalogue Number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
2579(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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