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Sword Hilt

Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Karauli (made)

Sword hilt with knucklebow talwar steel gold, kuftkari, Kerauli

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Sword hilt
Brief description
Sword hilt with knucklebow talwar steel gold, kuftkari, Kerauli
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Production
Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Bibliographic references
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 110, Cat. No. 406
  • 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.110
Other number
406 - Egerton Catalogue Number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3345(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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