Katar_triple_fullers_Steel

Object/Artifact

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Leviathan: The Archit Patel Collection

Name/Title

Katar_triple_fullers_Steel

Entry/Object ID

23; Full Code: 23.20.16-DG-IA

Tags

Dagger, Katar

Description

This Katar, is made for power impression. triple, tall and imposing ridges and finger tip blade rests show a sign of maker's effort to make a weapon to make impression. full steel construction; some engraving added at a later stage, i.e. after the blade was heat treated as they are not uniformly deep.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Unknown Artisan

Time Period

19th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

North India

Culture/Tribe

Rajput

Dimensions

Dimension Description

14"

Length

8 in

Material

Steel

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Place

City

Udaipur, Rajasthan