id: 112280
accession number: 1930.704
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Tulwar sword, 1700s. India, probably Deccan. Iron hilt with gold; steel blade with gold; wood scabbard with velvet and metallic thread; overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. D. Wright 1930.704
title: Tulwar sword
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creation date: 1700s
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1799
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creditline: Gift of S. D. Wright
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culture: India, probably Deccan
technique: Iron hilt with gold; steel blade with gold; wood scabbard with velvet and metallic thread
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.)
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inscription: Help [comes] from God, and Victory is imminent.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art and Stories from Mughal India
opening date: 2016-07-31T04:00:00
Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
title: Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)
opening date: 2022-02-11T05:00:00
Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Samson D. Wright [1866-1938], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1930
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1930-
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CITATIONS
“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.
page number: Mentioned: p. 33
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25137366
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