DepartmentAsia
Sword
NameSword
Datec. 1850
Place madeThailand, Asia
MediumMetal work, Inlay (nielloware blade); sting ray skin handle
DimensionsOverall: 32 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (81.5 x 4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Diane & Sandy Besser
Object numberFA.2006.70.9
DescriptionMetal sword with hilt made of shark skin. blade is decorated with inlaid /incised design of human and animal figures and birds. Tip of hilt is capped with metal, decorated with a village/boating scene. top of blade also decorated 25% of way from handle to blade tip.
19th or 20th century
19th or 20th century
Late 19th century
19th century
19th c.
18th century, C. Mather
early-mid 20th century
Early-mid 20th century
Early-mid 20th century
Early-mid 20th century