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Battle Axe

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kutch (made)

Battle axe (tabarzin) with a crescent shaped blade, parcel gilt and chased with a concealed blade in the haft, Kutch, 19th century.


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Battle axe
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Battle Axe
  • Tabarzin
  • Battle Axe
Brief description
Battle axe (tabarzin) with a crescent shaped blade, parcel gilt and chased with a concealed blade in the haft, Kutch, 19th century.
Dimensions
  • Overall. taken from egerton length: 21.5in
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Object history
As originally arranged and displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, with some additions while in storage, case F.709
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. 137, Cat. No. 711
  • 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.137
Other numbers
  • 711 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 8643-'51 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3395&A/(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84433/battle-axe-unknown/
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