INDIAN STEEL CEREMONIAL SPEARHEAD Ca. AD 1700 - 1800. An Indian ceremonial spearhead composed of a long central blade with a needle-like point and two subsidiary blades at the neck. The two stylised openwork blades are attached to the lower part of the weapon. The central blade features a surviving inlay. One of the motifs may be Gandaberunda, the double-headed bird form of the god Vishnu used as an emblem by the Kingdom of Mysore. Size: 260mm x 80mm; Weight: 220g. Provenance: Property of a European collector; Ex. European collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.