Tulwar Sword

1700s

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Tulwar Sword, 1700s. India, probably Deccan. Iron hilt with gold; steel blade with gold; overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. D. Wright 1930.704.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium: Iron hilt with gold; steel blade with gold
Medium: iron, hilt, gold, steel, blade
Dimensions: Overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Help [comes] from God, and Victory is imminent. Remark: The same line from the Qur'an 61:13 is repeated four times, twice on one side of the blade and twice on the other in gold inlay.
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 1930.704.a
Credit Line: Gift of S. D. Wright
Exhibitions: Art and Stories from Mughal India, Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)
Rights Statement: CC0