Title
Quoit
Year/Period
Early 19th century
Region
Northern India
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Dia19.5 cm
Accession No.
2012-00540
Collection of
This Quoit is decorated with silver inlaid foliate designs with a ‘saw-tooth’ border. The Quoit, a distinctive, spherical, Sikh military weapon, is thrown like a discus or Frisbee, or alternatively spun on the forefinger before being released with momentum that could cut and injure an enemy.
