LNS 2195 J

Sword and hilt, the pommel in the form of a stylised parrot’s head set with rubies and emeralds in an imbrication pattern, the ‘eyes’ set with faceted-conical diamonds surrounded by ruby petals, the ruby ‘beak’ set in a wider expanse of gold which is detailed with half-palmettes; pommel set off from the grip by a channel-set emerald collar, the grip in an elaborate chevron pattern of emeralds and rubies; quillons ending in bud forms; the blade, hatched and gold-overlaid with inept ‘inscriptions’ probably of the 20th century

Inv. no. LNS 2195 J
Blade forged from pattern-welded steel, ground and polished, stamped with a ‘workshop mark’; hilt gold over an iron core, worked in kundan technique, partially engraved and set with gemstones
Length 90 cm; width at quillon 7.5 cm
India, hilt probably late 16th – early 17th century AD; blade 17th or early 18th century AD
hilt probably late 10th – early 11th century AH; blade 11th or early 12th century AH

LNS 2195 J

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