Sword and Sheath
18th century (made)
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The sword made somewhere within the Mughal empire in the 18th century has a cast silver hilt with chased and engraved decoration. The blade is of watered steel, and the matching scabbard has pierced and chased silver mounts.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cast silver chased and engraved |
| Brief description | Sword and sheath shamshir the cast silver hilt chased and engraved.The blade of watered steel; the scabbard with pierced and chased silver mount. Mughal 18th century |
| Physical description | The cast silver hilt is chased and engraved. The blade is of watered steel; the scabbard has pierced and chased silver mounts. Mughal 18th century |
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| Gallery label | SWORD AND SCABBARD: The cast silver hilt chased and engraved. The blade of watered steel; the scabbard with pierced and chased silver mount. Mughal 18th century(Nehru Gallery: 2001) |
| Credit line | Given by Lord Kitchener |
| Object history | Given by the Right Hon. the Earl Kitchener of Khartoum |
| Summary | The sword made somewhere within the Mughal empire in the 18th century has a cast silver hilt with chased and engraved decoration. The blade is of watered steel, and the matching scabbard has pierced and chased silver mounts. |
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| Accession number | IS.224&A-1964 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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