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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Swords Level [40] File

1. Photo 184(37a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 184(37a)
Title:
Kris met Arabische inscriptie, Garoet [Kris with Arabic inscription, Garut]. Photographer: Kinsbergen, Isidore van
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography Kris in steel and gold, with Arabic inscriptions on blade. 'Kris (keris) ornamentde with a veiled Durga, acting as the goddess of the netherworld, ready for frightening a victim to death; probably inscribed with a Koran verse in Arabic script. Garut, Garut dis...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1863-Apr 1864
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 184(37b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 184(37b)
Title:
Kris met Arabische inscriptie, Garoet [Kris with Arabic inscription, Garut]. Photographer: Kinsbergen, Isidore van
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography Other side of the kris seen in print 37a. Kris in steel and gold, with Arabic inscriptions on blade. 'Kris (keris) ornamentde with a veiled Durga, acting as the goddess of the netherworld, ready for frightening a victim to death; probably inscribed with a Kor...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1863-Apr 1864
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 184(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 184(45)
Title:
Pinang-knijper, lamp, zwaard en lanspunt, Pajong Sari en Pendjaloe [(?)Nutcrackers, lamp, sword and spear head, ...] Photographer: Kinsbergen, Isidore van
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography Group of copper and iron objects. 'Weapon, nutcraker, lamp and sword. Payong Sari and Pejalu, Ciamis district, West Java province, various periods' [Note from catalogue list of series in Gerda Theuns-de Boer and Saskia Asser,' Isidore van Kinsbergen (1821-1905...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1863-Apr 1864
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1104(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1104(20)
Title:
Afreedi. N.W.F.P. India. Photographer: Holmes, Randolph Bezzant
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'Holmes 123' and captioned in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of an Afridi man, standing among boulders on a mountainside, armed with a jezail and a curved sword.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

5. WD4464(29a)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4464(29a)
Title:
Ghazy Khan. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of four Indian figures, the two men in the centre of the group embracing.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1859
Extent:
1 item

6. X.507(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
X.507(11)
Title:
(a) Khanjar, curved dagger; handle of silver gilt, inlaid with turquoise and rubies; sheath of light purple velvet; mountings of silver gilt. (b) Chhuri, knife; handle of ivory, with carved elephant head; mounting of gold. Old work. Lent by His Highness the Maharana of Udaipur. (c) Silver enamelled stick, with a blade inside. Old work. Lent by His Highness the Maharaja of Sindia. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Exhibited at the Native Fine and Industrial Arts Exhibition, Simla, 1881.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1881
Extent:
1 item

7. X.1067, 3(1032)

Reference (shelfmark):
X.1067, 3(1032)
Title:
Embroidered saddle cloth; Turkey. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom right with monogram 'H. O.' Close view of embroidered saddle-cloth, with curved sword hanging in front. Considerable fading in from edges. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 item

8. X.1067, 3(1067)

Reference (shelfmark):
X.1067, 3(1067)
Title:
Chain armour and swords; India. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
Scope & Content:
View of chain-mail vest, helmet and two crossed swords. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 item

9. X.1067, 3(1134)

Reference (shelfmark):
X.1067, 3(1134)
Title:
Shield in Damascene steel; Falloise. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Arrangement of shield and sword and scabbard in centre, flanked by various designs of cups, made by J. Falloise of Liège. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 item