- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Sword with iron blade and carved wooden handle. For sheath see [1966.16.10 .2]. [JMC 21/6/2018]
- Long description
- Sword with iron blade and carved wooden handle. The blade is double-edged with a narrowed tang which slots into the handle. It is decorated down the centre with an incised pattern of concave-edged rectangles. The handle consists of two mirrored V-shapes, with two discoidal stops in between, and is decorated with darkened circular pits, each with a grid in low relief. For sheath see [1966.16.10 .2]. [JMC 21/6/2018]
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1909
- Date collected
- 1909 - 1920
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1966
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Pigment, Process Incised, Process Carved, Process Stained, Process Forged (Metal)
- Dimensions
- Length: max 628 mm total, Width: max 290 mm total, Depth: max 32 mm total, Length: max 560 mm, Width: max 78 mm, Depth: max 32 mm, Length: max 455 mm, Width: max 290 mm, Depth: max 20 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1966.16.10.1
1966.16.10.1
Sword with iron blade and carved wooden handle. For sheath see [1966.16.10 .2]. [JMC 21/6/2018]
1966.16.10.1
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