battle-axe

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Object Type
Museum number: As,+.5199
Description: Battle axe with curved iron blade; turned wooden handle inserted into socket. Bands of incised, turned decoration along handle.
Production ethnic group
Production date: 19thC
Production place: Made in: India (pre-1947) (North)
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Found/Acquired: India (north)
Materials: iron; wood
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 2.10 centimetres (handle); Height: 54 centimetres; Weight: 540 grammes; Width: 17 centimetres (blade)
Curator's comments: Register comment: 'India. Axe, iron blade with socket handle of yellow wood turned on the lathe. Battle axe. North India. Khond? Purchased Christy Fund 24 April 1891 (Noldwritt).'
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1891
Department: Asia
Registration number: As,+.5199
Additional IDs: CDMS number: As1891C2.5199 (old CDMS no.); Miscellaneous number: As1972Q1.3290

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