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Talwar Saber with Indo-Muslim Hilt of Punjabi type
Talwar Saber with Indo-Muslim Hilt of Punjabi type
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Talwar Saber with Indo-Muslim Hilt of Punjabi type

Dateblade 1710, hilt 1800s
MediumCrucible steel, russeted iron, gold false-damascening (koft-gari)
Dimensions97 × 85 cm (38 3/16 × 33 7/16 in.), 2 lb, 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.460
DescriptionDeeply curved, single-edge wootz blade, with koftgari inscription along spine on outside, and adjoining koftgari cartouche. Russeted iron hilt with koftgari floral decoration.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum from American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (NYC), Macomber sale, December 10-12, 1936, (lot 295 & 296). Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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