pls help identify this kattar

[Hatumesh]

Hi all,
Can any of you give me some information regarding this Katar? (and also regarding the correct spelling of it... Katar, Kattar, Kahtar etc.)
Thanks.

[Battara]

Very nice katar. Like the wootz and gold. The first pictures show Krisna wooing a cattle maiden (perhaps his wife whose name escapes me).

[Andrew]

Welcome. My guess would be North India, mid 19th century.

Did you take those photos yourself? Nice work.

[Hatumesh]

Thanks, Battara. I did not expect to get info regarding the story behind the embossment. Very interesting. Thanks.

[Hatumesh]

Thank you, Andrew.
I am flattered... I did take those pics myself.
So you suggest it's from North India and from around the mid 19th century.
Good.
Thanks again.

[KuKulzA28]

that is beautiful... the clean cut lines... the patination... the gold and wootz... :eek:
I have seen "katar" written as Bundi dagger, kataram, katara, jamadhar, etc. :shrug:

[Lew]

Very nice seems not to have been cleaned or messed with the carving is very crisp.

Congrats

Lew

[Montino Bourbon]

A maiden playing the veena, deer are attracted. This is a standard depiction of a musical mode, TODI, often shown as this in a picture.

The other side is plainly Krishna and Radha.

A REALLY nice piece!