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PROPERTY FROM A MIDDLE-EASTERN COLLECTOR
A GILT-COPPER HILTED SWORD (TULWAR)
INDIA, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A GILT-COPPER HILTED SWORD (TULWAR)
INDIA, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of typical shape, the curved single-edged steel blade with punch marks, the gilt hilt engraved with scenes of birds of prey attacking other game birds, against dense floral and vegetal ground, the pommel carved with a stylized lion's head, the original sheath with gilt mounts decorated with further similar themes
35in. (89cm.) long
INDIA, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of typical shape, the curved single-edged steel blade with punch marks, the gilt hilt engraved with scenes of birds of prey attacking other game birds, against dense floral and vegetal ground, the pommel carved with a stylized lion's head, the original sheath with gilt mounts decorated with further similar themes
35in. (89cm.) long