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1943.6.105.1

Dagger [.1] with curved blade and ivory handle. With wooden sheath [.2] covered in red velvet. [El.B 9/3/2007]

1943.6.105.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dagger [.1] with curved blade and ivory handle. With wooden sheath [.2] covered in red velvet. [El.B 9/3/2007]
Long description
The blade is inscribed on both sides with ornamental Arabic writing. The hilt is capped with a square piece of horn. [El.B 9/3/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Southern India
Person
Field collector H.F. Chapman
PRM source F.R.W. How
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1943
Date collected
By 1943
Acquisition information
Donated: 1943
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Wood Plant, Material Velvet Textile, Material Animal Horn, Material Steel Metal, Process Etched, Process Inscribed, Process Woven, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 312 mm, Length: max 270 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1943.6.105.1 Accession number: 1943.6.105.2

Search terms: Weapon, Dagger, Sheath

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