TANJORE, 17TH CENTURY
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A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHAWA)
TANJORE, 17TH CENTURY
With recurved double-edged simple watered steel blade, the brass loop handle elaborately cast and chased with figural scenes, the grip with Sesha, the great snake, rising from the crouching Ganesha, the fingerguard cast with a column of figures including Uma Maheshvara and Karttkeya surmounted by a larger figure of the crouching Nandi, rubbed
15in. (38cm.) long
TANJORE, 17TH CENTURY
With recurved double-edged simple watered steel blade, the brass loop handle elaborately cast and chased with figural scenes, the grip with Sesha, the great snake, rising from the crouching Ganesha, the fingerguard cast with a column of figures including Uma Maheshvara and Karttkeya surmounted by a larger figure of the crouching Nandi, rubbed
15in. (38cm.) long