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Description: | North Indian sword fitted with a straight Syrian single edge blade of watered steel chiselled with Islamic inscriptions in Safavid Persian (including “Whatever Allah intends; there is no power and no strength save in Allah, the Supreme, the Almighty”). The gilt brass hilt incorporates a pommel formed as a parrot’s head applied with paste eyes, and is engraved overall with flowering foliage. The decoration of the hilt and locket strongly suggests that they are a product of the Indian city of Bhuj.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn18560.1
caption: Detail view of part of Horniman Museum object no nn18560.1 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | swords brass iron | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-226557 | Go to resource |
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