|
Date: |
|
Description: | Kris and sheath. Dagger/kris with a wavy-edged blade of watered steel. Curved hilt carved into shape of a highly stylised animal head ornamented with floral patterns and an ?eagle with its wings spread on the lower part of the hilt. The tang has been broken and rivetted together badly. The sheath is wood, covered with ?silvered sheet brass. One side is embossed with leaf scrolls, the other is plain. The 'rest' for the blade at the top of the sheath has been broken in two places. The blade is not a good fit and may not belong to the sheath. | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.156959 | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
kris
straight double-edged blade, damascened with…
-
-
|