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Old 28th June 2009, 03:37 PM   #1
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Default pls help identify this kattar

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.)
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Old 28th June 2009, 03:50 PM   #2
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Very nice katar. Like the wootz and gold. The first pictures show Krisna wooing a cattle maiden (perhaps his wife whose name escapes me).
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Old 28th June 2009, 03:53 PM   #3
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Welcome. My guess would be North India, mid 19th century.

Did you take those photos yourself? Nice work.
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Old 28th June 2009, 03:57 PM   #4
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Thanks, Battara. I did not expect to get info regarding the story behind the embossment. Very interesting. Thanks.
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Old 28th June 2009, 04:00 PM   #5
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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.
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Old 28th June 2009, 04:52 PM   #6
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that is beautiful... the clean cut lines... the patination... the gold and wootz...
I have seen "katar" written as Bundi dagger, kataram, katara, jamadhar, etc.
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Old 28th June 2009, 09:30 PM   #7
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Very nice seems not to have been cleaned or messed with the carving is very crisp.

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Old 3rd July 2009, 08:59 PM   #8
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Default The other side shows

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!
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