Title
Makara hilt dagger
Year/Period
Late 18th-early 19th century
Region
South India
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: ,
Object Size: H:20.0 x W:2.0 x D:4.5 cm
Object Size: H:20.0 x W:2.0 x D:4.5 cm
Accession No.
2011-02273
Collection of
This small dagger with an ‘S’ shaped blade has a hilt with the figure of the ‘makara’(a composite creature). The scales on the neck, the wings, the teeth and the leafy tail are very beautifully delineated.Possibly of Nayaka patronage, the dagger relates to many similar objects such as palanquin finials, ivory, wood and stone carvings of this period. The Nayakas ruled parts of eastern Karnataka between 14th to late 18th century.
