Trident
Indian - Nabha, Punjab
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
steel & gold
Measurements
1170 mm (H); 170 mm (W); 45 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107239
Summary
Steel trident with koftgari work in gold. It was probably used as a standard at the head of a procession, the inscription reads 'Even the vultures will not touch the flesh of him/ When my last moment cometh, I may die fighting a very mighty battle/ Who forsaketh his master in battle/ Maghar Badi 6,S.N.435./ NABHA STATE'. 'A trident of steel damascened with gold, with inscriptions - Indian (Nabha, Punjab)' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Marks and inscriptions
Even the vultures will not touch the flesh of him/ When my last moment cometh, I may die fighting a very mighty battle/ Who forsaketh his master in battle/ Maghar Badi 6,S.N.435./ NABHA STATE
Makers and roles
Indian - Nabha, Punjab , maker