[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Sword and sheath # Sword and sheath Swords with hilts of this form are particularly associated with the Indian province of Awadh in the late 18th century. They are characterised by their animal-head terminals which may be rams, as here, birds, camels or mythical beasts. They are usually of enamelled silver, though sometimes simply chased and engraved. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1770–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.300-1876](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.300-1876) · Pramāṇa