[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 curving, watered steel blade of this Indian sword is chiselled along its length on both sides with pairs of fighting animals. They include real animals such as elephants, lions and gazelles, and mythical ones such as dragons. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1795–1804 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-227-1-2006](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-227-1-2006) · Pramāṇa