Sword and Sheath
19th century (made)
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Sword and sheath (talwar) with a gold plated hilt and a leather sheath and belt decorated with enamelled silver mounts, and a small bye-knife, Hyderabad, Sind, 19th century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Sword and sheath (talwar) with a gold plated hilt and a leather sheath and belt decorated with enamelled silver mounts, and a small bye-knife, Hyderabad, Sind, 19th century. |
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| 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.708 |
| Production | Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879 |
| Bibliographic reference | Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 138, Cat. No. 729 |
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| Accession number | 3397toC/(IS) |
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| Record created | September 25, 2003 |
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