Sword ("Tulwar)")

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Holding institution:
The Walters Art Museum
Data provider:
The Walters Art Museum
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Title:
Sword ("Tulwar)")
Date:
Blade: 1551-1552; Hilt: 1761 (Early Modern)
Description:
Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Type:
arms & armor
Type (Narrower):
Armaments
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
Culture: Islamic
Provenance:
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Medium:
blade: steel inlaid with gold, hilt: nephrite set with emeralds (or beryls) and rubies (or spinels)
Extent:
Dimensions: H: 3 1/8 x W: 31 9/16 x D: 1 7/16 in. (8 x 80.2 x 3.7 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
51.9
Is part of:
ISL, ARM
Islamic Art
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