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Sosun pattah

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

Crucible forged steel blade of willow leaf shape, slightly curved, with an ivory grip

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Sword
TitleSosun pattah (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Crucible forged steel with ivory mounts
Brief description
Sword with a blade of crucible forged steel blade of willow leaf (sosun pattah) shape, slightly curved, with an ivory grip, Nepal, probably early 19th century
Physical description
Crucible forged steel blade of willow leaf shape, slightly curved, with an ivory grip
Dimensions
  • Taken from egerton length: 33in
  • Maximum of blade. taken from egerton width: 1.5in
  • Minimum of blade. taken from egerton width: 1.25in
Gallery label
Sword: watered steel blade, slightly curved, ivory handle; Nepal 3047 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.708
Production
Transferred from the East India Company Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Bibliographic references
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 101, Cat. No. 332
  • 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.101
Other numbers
  • 332 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 12,587-'69 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3047(IS)

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Record createdJune 23, 2004
Record URL
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