Abbasi talwar
Sword
18th Century (made)
18th Century (made)
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Watered steel blade, inlaid with numerous inscriptions in cartouches along the blade with a hilt decorated with delicate floral arabesques.
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Title | Abbasi talwar (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Crucible forged steel blade with an iron hilt incised and inlaid with gold kuftkari |
Brief description | Abbasi talwar with watered steel blade, decorated with incised and inscribed ornament in gold kuftkari; blade, Sind or Iran; hilt, Udaipur, Rajasthan; 18th Century |
Physical description | Watered steel blade, inlaid with numerous inscriptions in cartouches along the blade with a hilt decorated with delicate floral arabesques. |
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Gallery label | Jameel Gallery
14 Sword
Iran or Sind
1700-1800
The swordmakers of Safavid Iran had great prestige, which outlived the dynasty's loss of power in 1722. This blade resembles Safavid examples, and the name of its maker, Ali Muhammad Shirazi, is of Iranian origin. But other inscriptions show it belonged to the Talpur rulers of Sind, now in Pakistan. They were at the height of their power between 1783 and 1843.
Watered steel and gold; iron with gold inlay
Museum no. 3328(IS)(30.06.2011) |
Production | Assigned M.89-1949 on Transfer to Metalwork Department, but number never initiated. Originally with a green velvet sheath with pierced gold mounts |
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Accession number | 3328(IS) |
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Record created | June 26, 2001 |
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