Sword and Sheath
17th century (made)
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Sword and sheath shamshir forged steel blade, damascened, with an ivory hilt, the blade Iranian, India, 17th century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Brief description | Sword and sheath shamshir forged steel blade, damascened, with an ivory hilt, the blade Iranian, India, 17th century. |
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| Object history | As originally arranged and displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, with some additions while in storage, case F.708 |
| Bibliographic reference | Rawson, P.S., The Indian Sword, London, Herbert Jenkins, 1968, p.18, figs.3&48
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| Accession number | IS.237-1950 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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