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Scabbard
1700s–1800s
Overall: 99 cm (39 in.)
Gift of S. D. Wright 1930.706.b
Location: not on view
Description
Straight swords were typical of those used among military and aristocratic circles in the southern regions of the Deccan, in contrast to the curved swords favored by Central Asian equestrians. Increased contact between the Mughal north and the Deccan south during the 1600s led to the appearance of the Deccan-style sword in courtly portraits made during the time of Jahangir and Shah Jahan, and later.- ?–1930Samson D. Wright [1866–1938], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1930–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- “Part II. Fifteenth Annual Report of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1930.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 18, no. 2, 1931, pp. 1–128. Mentioned: p. 33 25137366
- Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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