6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
71
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SPEAR HEAD (SANG), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE
with curved double-edged terminal spike of hollow-diamond section formed with a medial ridge and two pairs of short grooves on each face, chiselled at the base with foliage flanked by a pair of stylised Yali, tapering faceted socket with raised collars at the top, middle and bottom, each decorated with beadwork, foliage and writhen patterns, and the latter widening with a series of additional foliate steps (areas of pitting), 49.0 cm overall
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number F02.
A related example is preserved in the Government Museum, Chenai (No. 2236). See Elgood 2004, p. 194.
with curved double-edged terminal spike of hollow-diamond section formed with a medial ridge and two pairs of short grooves on each face, chiselled at the base with foliage flanked by a pair of stylised Yali, tapering faceted socket with raised collars at the top, middle and bottom, each decorated with beadwork, foliage and writhen patterns, and the latter widening with a series of additional foliate steps (areas of pitting), 49.0 cm overall
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number F02.
A related example is preserved in the Government Museum, Chenai (No. 2236). See Elgood 2004, p. 194.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
