This elaborate sword, the work of a skilled silversmith, may have been worn by a chief or noble figure during important ceremonies. Its most striking feature is the head of a lion, which appears both on the gem-encrusted hilt and in a smaller form on the tip of the sheath. A vegetal scroll bordered by a lotus-petal design adorns the sheath.
Details
- Title: Sword with Sheath
- Date: 18th century
- Medium: Silver inlaid with gemstones, steel blade
- Dimensions: 19 x 3 in. (48.3 x 7.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Michael Phillips and Juliana Maio
- Accession Number: P.2000.05.01
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum
Object Information
The Art of Giving: Recent Acquisitions of the Norton Simon Museum
- Norton Simon Museum, 2002-08-02 to 2002-11-04
- Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 3: Art from Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia, 2004, no. 60 pp. 48, 68-69
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