Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard

Indian, Rajasthan

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Rajput and Mughal painted hunting scenes commonly depict royalty and nobility wielding swords while pursuing prey on horseback. This example depicts such scenes, sculptured in low-relief decoration. On both sides, running the full length of the blade, is a menagerie of animals, from real to mythical, together with hunters. The guard terminates in the head of a tiger.

Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan

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Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan
Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan
Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan
Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan
Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan
Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan
Hunting Sword (Shamshir Shikargar) with Modern Scabbard, Steel, gold, textile (velvet), wood, Indian, Rajasthan

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