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Kastane, or short sabre (steel, wood, brass, coper, silver & tin)

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WAM2652477
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Kastane, or short sabre (steel, wood, brass, coper, silver & tin)
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Artist
Sri Lankan School, (18th-19th century) / Sri Lankan
Location
Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, USA
Medium
steel, wood, brass, coper, silver and tin
Dimensions
64.8x51.4 cms
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The earliest kastane of this form that can be accurately dated was taken to Japan in 1630 where it still exists. The form scarcely changes over the next two hundred years. The pommel is invariably decorated with the snub-nosed Sinhalese lion.

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Photo: Worcester Art Museum / The John Woodman Higgins Collection / Bridgeman Images
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weapon / blades / sword / swords / arms / military / sabres / weapon / weapons / blade / sabers / saber / militaria / sabre / kastane
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Medium 1024 × 193 px 87 × 16 mm 114 KB

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