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Description: | Sword: short straight blade, hilt. Terminates in a crutch shape, from which proceeds a narrow guard of silver. The scabbard is of shagreen leather with silver mounts. The tip terminating in a square tassel of silver. Called the "Cushion of Victory, used after a battle when long sword is taken off, and the short sword is used to lean on when seated cross-legged.
Technique: metal work
Material: metal
Material: silver
Material: leather
medium: metal
medium: silver
medium: leather
sword made in Punjab, India, Asia, c 1850, (1910.15.58). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.12060 | Go to resource |
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