State sword
Title State sword
Accession Number R10253
Museum Name Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
Object Type Arms and Armour
Main Material Iron
Provenance Nawab Bhadur of Murshidabad
Brief Description State sword (Sam-Sher-Morassa) with jewelled ivory hilt. Made at Ispahan by Asadullah in the time of Shah Abbas and was presented to the Nawab Nazim Mir Jafar by Emperor Alamgir II. Inscription on the middle in Arabic (Allah).