ISLAMIC MUGHAL IRON SICKLE

C. 1526-1857 AD. Mughal Empire. Large iron sickle with figural design comprising a ram within an eight-pointed star. on the handle. This motif may reflect either a maker's mark or a ceremonial purpose for the item. The Mughal Empire, was an early-modern empire in South Asia stretching from the Indus basin to northern Afghanistan, Kashmir, the highlands of Assam and Bangladesh to the Deccan plateau in south India. During its expansion the Mughal military used a variety of weapons including swords, spears bows and arrows, cannons, muskets and flintlock blunderbusses. Superb Condition Size: L:680mm / W:105mm ; 392g. Provenance: From an old British collection of Asian Art formed in the 1990 on the UK and European art market.