Arms and Armour


The Arms gallery exhibits various arms in their functional aspecats as defensive and offensive weapons. It introduces the viewer to the vast and varied typology of Indian weapons. The main attractions of the gallery are Allauddin Khilji's Khanda and Akbar's cuirass with shield, dated AD 1593.


Dagger. Jade Hilt
Dagger: Jade Hilt in Shape of Ram head. Mughal, late 17th cent. A.D.

 


 
 

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