a khanda sword of alauddin khilji(1266-1316) sultan of Delhi.its earliest available sword of mideaval India. csmvs museum, India (1080×1920) by hesaid_shesaid_isaid
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December 5, 2025Marsylas flayed, a 1st-2nd century AD Roman copy of a Greek original from the 2nd century BC, found at the Horti Maecenatiani. The choice of the marble, known as pavonazzetto, renders dramatically the livid colors of the tortured body and gives a startlingly lifelike impression… [1280×853] [OC]
RetroRequestor on September 11, 2023 4:56 pm If you’re going to repost something you could at least have taken the opportunity to correct medieval / mediaeval.
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Beautiful sword..
If you’re going to repost something you could at least have taken the opportunity to correct medieval / mediaeval.
such swords were used in ancient india as well.