Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, 18th–mid-19th century, Rajasthan, Indian, Rajasthan, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, H. without scabbard 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.5 oz. (1006.4 g); Wt. of scabbard 3.1 oz. (87.9 g), Swords, Rajput and Mughal painted hunting scenes commonly depict royalty and nobility wielding swords while pursuing prey on horseback. This example depicts such scenes, sculptured in low-relief decoration. On both sides, running the full length of the blade, is a menagerie of animals, from real to mythical, together with hunters
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Hunting Sword, Shamshir Shikargar, Modern Scabbard, 18th–mid-19th century, Rajasthan, Indian, Steel, gold, textile, velvet, wood, H, scabbard 36 1/2, 92.7 cm, W, 4 3/4, 12.1, Wt, 2 lb, 3.5 oz, 1006.4 g, 3.1, 87.9, Swords, Rajput, Mughal painted hunting, scenes, commonly, depict, royalty, nobility wielding, swords, pursuing prey, horseback, example depicts, sculptured, low-relief decoration, sides, running, full length, blade, menagerie, animals, real, mythical, together, hunters
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