Thank you, Jim, for publishing this wonderful piece. Katars are such a fascinating topic! Your example is quite classic, with deep chiseling and probably a European blade.
I immediately found a number of very similar examples and selected three pieces from different world museums to show the variations — giving you a range of dates and origins from the 17th to 19th centuries. 😄
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And yes, Arthur Bijl is doing a great job keeping everything clear and focused on verified facts. There was also a wonderful recent article on South Indian so-called “Hooded Katars” from private collections — it honestly felt like browsing through a beautifully illustrated album from the old days. What did you think of it?
https://objet.art/as/articles/68de54ba95a5c4789ff22de5