‡ AN INDIAN STAFF WEAPON (BHUJ), LATE 19TH CENTURY
‡ AN INDIAN STAFF WEAPON (BHUJ), LATE 19TH CENTURY
with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, decorated in silver with a panel of expanded flowerheads within foliate frames on a punched ground at the base on each face, the lower portion enclosed by a gilt elephant's head set with a green paste at the back (two further pastes and the eyes missing), iron haft decorated over its surface with silver en suite with the blade, and threaded basal cap incorporating a concealed stiletto
63.0 cm; 24 3/4 in overall
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‡ AN INDIAN STAFF WEAPON (BHUJ), LATE 19TH CENTURY
with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point, decorated in silver with a panel of expanded flowerheads within foliate frames on a punched ground at the base on each face, the lower portion enclosed by a gilt elephant's head set with a green paste at the back (two further pastes and the eyes missing), iron haft decorated over its surface with silver en suite with the blade, and threaded basal cap incorporating a concealed stiletto
63.0 cm; 24 3/4 in overall
