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Description: | Artist: Unknown, maker; Date(s): circa 1800 - 1879; Classification(s): weapons, dagger; Acquisition: given by Taylor, Robert, MA, 1879, Given by Robert Taylor, MA [O.173-1879]
Description: The blade is of watered crucible steel, straight, single-edged and of T section. At the edge is a raised, bright facet. The tang is the full width and length of the hilt, which is waisted with a beaked pommel, and is decorated with a band of floral ornament in gold koftgari. A carved lotus bud runs alon the top of the blade’s forte. A bone grip is attached at either side with five brass rivets. The right grip is damaged at the pommel and blade ends. The scabbard is of wood covered with green velvet fitted with large silver chape and top locket, each bordered with broad bands of chased and gilt floral bands with preening birds (peacocks?) at the ends. The top locket is fitted with a swivel loop at the back, and the chape has a lotus bud finial | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | Unknown weapons dagger | Temporal: | name=19th century; start=1800; end=1879 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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