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81. Add Or 3785

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Add Or 3785
Title:
Two swords. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
(a) ‘Talwar’ (sword) of Maharaja Gulab Singh of Kashmir (1846-57). Steel inlaid hilt. Length of sword 2 ft 10 ins. Inscribed in Gurumukhi: ‘May the timeless one protect us.’ Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XII. Fig.14.’ (b)’ Talwar Zulfiqarni’ (like the two bladed sword of ‘Ali). Silver in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

82. Add Or 3786

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Add Or 3786
Title:
Two swords. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
(a) ‘Talwar’ (sword). Length 2 ft 9 ins. Inscribed in Persian: ‘O Allah! Help us brave men perform brave deeds by the help of Allah. There is no sword but Zulfiqar. Blessings of ‘Ali. A brave man is a wonderful thing. He is comparable for he endures severe hardships and suffers grief like the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

83. Add Or 3787

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Add Or 3787
Title:
Two shamshirs. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
(a) ‘Shamshir’ (curved sword) of Shah ‘Abbas of Persia (1587-1629). Length of sword 3 ft 4 ins. Sword inscribed in Persian: ‘I Abbas King of Persia. Made by Asad Ullah.’ Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XX Fig.19’ (See also 3788b). (b) ‘Shamshir’ (curved sword) with bone hilt. Length of sw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

84. Add Or 3788

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Add Or 3788
Title:
Two swords. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
(a) ‘Talwar’ (sword) of the Emperor Ahmad Shah (1748-54). Inlaid silver hilt. Length of sword 3 ft. Sword inscribed in Urdu and Arabic: ‘Ahmad Shah Padshah Bahadur. The duty of a king is to spread the light so his swords are shinging.’ Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XX. Fig.18.’ (b) ‘Sham...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

85. Add Or 3789

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3789
Title:
Two swords. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
(a) ‘Talwar’ (sword) of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Length of sword 2 ft 8 ins. [Something mising here ]. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XXI. Fig.1’ Note: Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru (1661-75). Azimabad is Patna. Samvat 1870 is 1813 and the date was presumably inscribed by a later own...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

86. Add Or 3790

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3790
Title:
Two swords. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
(a) ‘Talwar’ (sword). Length of sword 3 ft. Sword inscribed in Gurumukhi: ‘Om. Victory to Sri wah Guruji, in the reign of the tenth Guru.’. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XXII. Fig.37.’ Note: The tenth’ guru’ was Guru Govind Singh. (b) ‘Tegha’ (sword with wide blade) of Maharaja Narendra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

87. Add Or 3791

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Add Or 3791
Title:
Matchlock gun of Muhammad Khan of Lahore. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
Matchlock gun of Muhammad Khan of Lahore. Length of gun 4 ft 8 ins. Gun inscribed in Persian: ‘Muhammad Khan. Lahore.’ Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XXIII. Fig.33.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

88. Add Or 3792

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Add Or 3792
Title:
Flintlock gun.. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
Flintlock gun. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XXIV.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

89. Add Or 3793

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Add Or 3793
Title:
Double-barrelled percussion rifle. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
Double-barrelled percussion rifle. Length of rifle 3 ft 8.5 ins. Rifle inscribed in Persian: ‘Abdul Karim Khan. 3 State engine. Sarkar Patiala’. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XXV. Fig.36.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
1 Item

90. Add Or 3794

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3794
Title:
Flintlock and matchlock gun of Raja 'Ali Muhammad. Artist(s): Brij Mohan Lal (fl. 1893-1905)
Scope & Content:
Flintlock and matchlock gun of Raja ‘Ali Muhammad. Length of gun 5 ft 6 ins. Gun inscribed in Persian: ‘Victory from God for the gun of the prophet. ‘Ali Mohammad Raja Bahadur Kalan the elder.’ Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Plate XXVI. Fig.35.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1893-1905
Extent:
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