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| Sword with Sheath, 18th century Sri Lanka: Kandy period, 1700-1799 Silver inlaid with gemstones, steel blade 19 x 3 in. (48.3 x 7.6 cm) Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Michael Phillips and Juliana Maio P.2000.05.01 © 2012 Norton Simon Museum Not on view This richly embellished sword is a fine example of silver work and may have been worn by a chief or noble figure during an important ceremony. The principal motif is the head of a lion, which appears both on the hilt and in a diminutive form on the bottom tip of the sheath. |
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