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Sword

c. 1800

Sri Lanka

Medium
Blade: steel; hilt: wood with repoussé silver inlay and bronze fittings
Measurements
Overall: 66.1 cm (26 in.); Cutting edge: 44.2 cm (17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1916.1010
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A slender, curved steel blade extends from a highly ornate hilt. The dark, carved handle depicts a creature's head with an open mouth and silver inlay. A thin metal guard sweeps toward the right, terminating in a smaller, stylized head. Intricate silver and bronze-colored patterns encase the hilt and fasten around the blade's upper portion. Below, the steel tapers downward, ending in a sharp, pointed tip.

Sword

c. 1800

Sri Lanka

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