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Property from the Paul F. Walter Collection
An iron spear
INDIA, DECCAN, BIJAPUR SULTANATE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
An iron spear
India, Deccan, Bijapur Sultanate, 18th century
In two parts originally joined to a wooden shaft, the terminal finely worked in relief with a floral pattern all over terminating in a fluted bulb, the blade with a floral vine at the center emerging from the mouth of a lion rising from the matching shaft, both with a rich brown patina overall
18½ in. (47 cm.) max length
India, Deccan, Bijapur Sultanate, 18th century
In two parts originally joined to a wooden shaft, the terminal finely worked in relief with a floral pattern all over terminating in a fluted bulb, the blade with a floral vine at the center emerging from the mouth of a lion rising from the matching shaft, both with a rich brown patina overall
18½ in. (47 cm.) max length
Provenance
Acquired in 1991