A GEM-SET SWORD (TULWAR) DECCAN, INDIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
A GEM-SET SWORD (TULWAR)
DECCAN, INDIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The single-edged pattern-welded steel blade with false edge, European-style faux maker’s marks, two fullers along the full length of the blade, and pronounced ricasso, the spine inscribed ‘136’, presumably an inventory mark, the steel hilt of conventional tulwar form with knuckle-guard, entirely overlaid with gold and set with rubies, emeralds and diamonds in floral patterns
35 3/8in. (90cm.) long
Provenance
Danish private collection, from which acquired in 1983
Literature
On the spine, ‘136’
A GEM-SET SWORD (TULWAR)
DECCAN, INDIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The single-edged pattern-welded steel blade with false edge, European-style faux maker’s marks, two fullers along the full length of the blade, and pronounced ricasso, the spine inscribed ‘136’, presumably an inventory mark, the steel hilt of conventional tulwar form with knuckle-guard, entirely overlaid with gold and set with rubies, emeralds and diamonds in floral patterns
35 3/8in. (90cm.) long
Provenance
Danish private collection, from which acquired in 1983
Literature
On the spine, ‘136’
