Sword hilt
Burmese
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
1700 - 1900
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
170 mm (H)
Place of origin
Burma
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180684.1
Summary
Sword part; Sword hilt - One of four carved ivory sword hilts, intended for the Burmese sword known as 'da' (sword similar to a sabre). Carved with demon in stylised foliage. Burma, 18th or 19th century.
Provenance
Recorded in 1944 Inventory as ‘4 carved ivory Indian sword hilts' in Tapestry Drawing Room (Blue Drawing Room). Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership on 29th November 1963.
Makers and roles
Burmese , maker