Sword with scabbard
Unknown Artist
1700s–1800s
Medium
Watered steel blade with iron hilt inlaid with gold; velvet lining with leather straps; wooden scabbard with velvet case and metallic threads
Dimensions
l. 99 cm
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of S. D. Wright
Accession Number
1930.706
About this artwork
Straight swords were typical of those used among military and aristocratic circles in the southern regions of the Deccan, in contrast to the curved swords favored by Central Asian equestrians. Increased contact between the Mughal north and the Deccan south during the 1600s led to the appearance of the Deccan-style sword in courtly portraits made during the time of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, and later.