Description: | This sword/ dagger hilt consists of a curving piece of copper, which widens into the head of a ram. The head is a naturalistic representation, with curling horns, eyes carved in detail and realistic facial contours. Originally gilded, now approximately 50% of the gilt remains in areas less exposed to wear. Behind the head, on the curved pat of the hilt, there are lines of script (Sanskrit), also part gilded. On the inner side of the hilt, where the dagger would have attached, the copper is left undecorated. Description Source: Lorna Hards |