A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATISSA), PROBABLY VIJAYANAGARA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY, with broad flat blade flaring to a rounded tip, iron hilt extending over the lower third of the blade with a pair of shaped robust moulded bars, figure-of-eight shaped guard of V-section, tall cylindrical waisted pommel decorated with concentric lines incorporating a separate writhen ring at the top (top disc with small chips), small button and integral grip, 70.3 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C77.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
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