Knife and Sheath
19th century (made)
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Yellowish Damascus steel knife blade decorated with gold near the hilt, which is also steel and similarly decorated. The hilt is hollow and originally contained a penknife and other small articles but now contains only a toothpick.
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Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Crucible forged steel decorated with gold damascene |
Brief description | Knife and sheath kard with a toothpick within the hollow damascened steel hilt, Gujarat, 19th century. |
Physical description | Yellowish Damascus steel knife blade decorated with gold near the hilt, which is also steel and similarly decorated. The hilt is hollow and originally contained a penknife and other small articles but now contains only a toothpick. |
Credit line | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879 |
Production | Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879 |
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Accession number | 3385:1to:3/(IS) |
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Record created | September 24, 2003 |
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