Saber (Talwar) with Scabbard. Culture: Indian. Dimensions: L. 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of blade 31 1/2 in. (80.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11 oz. (1220 g); Wt. of scabbard 12 oz. (348 g). Date: blade, dated A.H. 835/ A.D. 1673; hilt, 19th century.The blade, of European manufacture around 1600, was inlaid later in gold. Along the back edge, there is an inscription in Arabic and Persian, and on the outer side, there is a parasol. The inscription mentions the name of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (reigned 1658-1717) and the sixteenth year of his reign, corresponding to 1673.The parasol is an ancient symbol of the dome of heaven and was long used in the Middle East and India as a symbol of royal authority. A parasol mark on a blade thus signifies royal provenance and implies that the weapon belonged to a divinely appointed and protected monarch, in this case Emperor Aurangzeb. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Saber (Talwar) with Scabbard. Culture: Indian. Dimensions: L. 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of blade 31 1/2 in. (80.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11 oz. (1220 g); Wt. of scabbard 12 oz. (348 g). Date: blade, dated A.H. 835/ A.D. 1673; hilt, 19th century.The blade, of European manufacture around 1600, was inlaid later in gold. Along the back edge, there is an inscription in Arabic and Persian, and on the outer side, there is a parasol. The inscription mentions the name of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (reigned 1658-1717) and the sixteenth year of his reign, corresponding to 1673.The parasol is an ancient symbol of the dome of heaven and was long used in the Middle East and India as a symbol of royal authority. A parasol mark on a blade thus signifies royal provenance and implies that the weapon belonged to a divinely appointed and protected monarch, in this case Emperor Aurangzeb. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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