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Sword and Sheath

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Peshawar (made)

For a shamshir, black embossed and pierced leather with green and red colouration in the piercings, Peshawar, North India, 18th century. Formerly 3474 (IS) Ex India Museum. Egerton 659.; Arms and armour

Watered steel Khorasan blade, damascened with gold, with a cusped walrus ivory hilt, Peshawar, North India, 18th century. Formerly 3474 (IS) Ex India Museum. Egerton 659.; Arms and armour


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
Islam
India Museum
Object type
Sword and sheath
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Sheath
  • Sword
  • Shamshir
Brief description
For a shamshir, black embossed and pierced leather with green and red colouration in the piercings, Peshawar, North India, 18th century. Formerly 3474 (IS) Ex India Museum. Egerton 659.; Arms and armour

Watered steel Khorasan blade, damascened with gold, with a cusped walrus ivory hilt, Peshawar, North India, 18th century. Formerly 3474 (IS) Ex India Museum. Egerton 659.; Arms and armour
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
Production
Acquired by the India Museum in 1855
Bibliographic references
  • 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.132
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 132, Cat. No. 659
Other numbers
  • 659 - Egerton catalogue Number
  • 8504 - India Museum Slip Book
  • 3474(IS) - Previous number
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
M.96:1-1949

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Record createdDecember 10, 2002
Record URL
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