Glaive
18th century or 19th century (made)
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The elongated single edged steel blade with chiseled grotesque animal and floral decoration issues from a demon's or makara's mouth. The steel haft is decorated with bands of spiral fluting and bands of silver floral damascening at each end, and has pierced brass mounts
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chiseled steel with silver damascening |
| Brief description | Single edged steel blade mounted on a steel haft decorated with spiral fluting and bands of silver floral damascening, Indio-Persian, 18th to 19th century. |
| Physical description | The elongated single edged steel blade with chiseled grotesque animal and floral decoration issues from a demon's or makara's mouth. The steel haft is decorated with bands of spiral fluting and bands of silver floral damascening at each end, and has pierced brass mounts |
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| Production | Indo-Persian |
| Bibliographic reference | Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 39d, p.41 |
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| Accession number | 681-1889 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2002 |
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