[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 steel; the guard is rectangular in plan with the long edges turned down; it curves up towards the pommel and is slightly recurved towards the ends. The grip is round with a ridge-ring in the centre and shallow turned moulding. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-193-1964](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-193-1964) · Pramāṇa