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A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ARCOT, TAMIL NADU
with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a pair of converging fullers on each face, iron hilt finely pierced with friezes of expanded flowerheads within beadwork frames, comprising a pair of shaped langets with lotus head terminals enclosing the forte, arched guard, a pair of tapering side-bars and a pair of moulded grip bars chiselled with foliage at the terminals, 43.4 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number D65
Sold for £420
with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a pair of converging fullers on each face, iron hilt finely pierced with friezes of expanded flowerheads within beadwork frames, comprising a pair of shaped langets with lotus head terminals enclosing the forte, arched guard, a pair of tapering side-bars and a pair of moulded grip bars chiselled with foliage at the terminals, 43.4 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number D65
