Légende

Sabre of the bark type, With a curved hilt and similar expanded engraving. Decorated with representations of animals: lions, a horse, a rhinoceros, a camel, elephants, a hare and a plant twig. 1st half 20th century. India /Nepal . Weapon. Height 69.0 cm, width 14.5 cm. Cultural context: Indian; materials and motifs include bark weapon, plant ornament, zoomorphic motifs lions, tigers, other animals., A long metal blade with a curved hooked tip and a rounded, curved dark handle; the blade shows engraved decorative patterns and a patina in shades of silver and gray, while the handle appears dark brown to black with worn lighter highlights; the background is a uniform pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A24_167

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (874.8Ko) / 50.8cm x 33.9cm / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Sabre bark type curved hilt expanded engraving Decorated representations animals lions horse rhinoceros camel elephants hare plant twig 1st half 20th century India Nepal Weapon Height 69.0 cm width 14.5 cm Cultural context Indian materials motifs include bark weapon plant ornament zoomorphic tigers long metal blade curved hooked tip rounded curved dark handle blade engraved decorative patterns patina shades silver gray handle dark brown black worn lighter highlights background uniform pale gray.