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Madras [India]
Spear (sang) seventeenth century
Steel, bamboo, gold, silver | 189.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 37905
Ballroom, Sandringham House
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Spear or sang with a curved steel blade chiselled and pierced with foliate motifs, in a tubular socket with chased projecting rings. The bamboo shaft with a gold band at the hafting and a fluted, chased silver band at the butt and a chiselled steel knob. The spearhead probably made within the Nayaka kingdom (1529-1736), which ruled over modern-day Tamil Nadu.
Provenance
Presented to King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-76
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Medium and techniques
Steel, bamboo, gold, silver
Measurements
189.0 cm (whole object)
26.2 cm (blade length)
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