Not on display

Spear

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

Rear half of a spear which screws together in the centre, of lacquered black wood, richly mounted with embossed and chased bands of silver-gilt. The butt is equipped with a spike.

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Spear
Materials and techniques
Wood, with silver-gilt and embossed mounts
Brief description
Rear half of a two section spear, richly mounted with embossed and chased bands of silver-gilt, Bhuj, Kutch, 19th century.
Physical description
Rear half of a spear which screws together in the centre, of lacquered black wood, richly mounted with embossed and chased bands of silver-gilt. The butt is equipped with a spike.
Dimensions
  • Of complete spear. taken from egerton length: 88in
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. 137, Cat. No. 710
  • 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
  • 710 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 7489 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
3160:2/(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2003
Record URL
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