Sword and Sheath
late 17th century or early 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sword and sheath shamshir with an Indian hilt, the blade etched with Quranic inscriptions, NW India, blade probably Iran, late 17th to early 18th century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Sword and sheath shamshir with an Indian hilt, the blade etched with Quranic inscriptions, NW India, blade probably Iran, late 17th to early 18th century. |
| Credit line | Given by Lord Kitchener |
| Object history | Given by the Right Hon. the Earl Kitchener of Khartoum |
| Bibliographic reference | Rawson, P.S., The Indian Sword, London, Herbert Jenkins, 1968, p.26, fig.7. |
| Other number | KL.31 - Kitchener Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.225&A-1964 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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