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INDIA, KUTCH, 19TH CENTURY
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A GILT-COPPER ELEPHANT AXE (BHUJ)
INDIA, KUTCH, 19TH CENTURY
The broad single-edged blade with finely engraved silver-gilt panels on each side fixed to the handle through a stylized elephant-head element, the gilt-copper shaft with floral decoration, the pommel concealing a dagger, with gem or glass insets, the sheath with similarly decorated gilt-copper mounts
25 7/8in. (65.8cm.)
INDIA, KUTCH, 19TH CENTURY
The broad single-edged blade with finely engraved silver-gilt panels on each side fixed to the handle through a stylized elephant-head element, the gilt-copper shaft with floral decoration, the pommel concealing a dagger, with gem or glass insets, the sheath with similarly decorated gilt-copper mounts
25 7/8in. (65.8cm.)