[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 # Sword The hilt is of steel; the guard is of concave quatrefoil shape, each lobe being engraved and inlaid with brass with a coird design; the two lobes which form each side of the guard join to form a pierced steel flange which rests above the seating process; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1500–1600 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-191-1964](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-191-1964) · Pramāṇa