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This long curved sword and scabbard are of the kind used and worn by Mughal nobility, as seen often in paintings. The openwork hilt is characteristic of swords from the southern Indian region known as the Deccan. By the end of the 1500s, the Mughals began making regular incursions into the Deccan as they attempted to expand their empire, increasing the exchange of art forms.
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112282
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Tulwar Sword (case)
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112282
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object
title
Tulwar Sword (case)
description
This long curved sword and scabbard are of the kind used and worn by Mughal nobility, as seen often in paintings. The openwork hilt is characteristic of swords from the southern Indian region known as the Deccan. By the end of the 1500s, the Mughals began making regular incursions into the Deccan as they attempted to expand their empire, increasing the exchange of art forms.
date
1700s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80004887
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Arms and Armor
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1
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import
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Overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.)
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India, probably Deccan
accession
1930.704.b
Source extras
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wood scabbard with velvet and metallic thread
tombstone
Tulwar Sword (case), 1700s. India, probably Deccan. Wood scabbard with velvet and metallic thread; overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. D. Wright, 1930.704.b
collection
Indian Art
citations
citation
“Part II. Fifteenth Annual Report of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1930.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 18, no. 2, 1931, pp. 1–128.
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Mentioned: p. 33
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25137366
creditline
Gift of S. D. Wright
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2026-05-29 05:56:00.190000
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112282
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Indian Art
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wood scabbard with velvet and metallic thread
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