Dagger (Bichuwa), 17th century, Thanjavur, Tamil Nādu, Indian, Thanjavur, Steel, gold, L. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Daggers, This intricately crafted dagger is among the best examples of ornamental steel chiseling from southeastern India, an area renowned for this kind of metalwork. It may belong to a group of ornately decorated weapons that was preserved in the palace armory of Tanjore (present-day Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu) until the 1850s
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