Bekhu
Nias name for the monkey-like figure carved on some sword hilts.Lasara
Nias word for the monster head that the people of Nias carved.Double-edged Bhutanese dagger
With triple grooves and in heavy silver mountings.An early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.Sérapéṅdiya
Sinhalese term for a mythical bird.Belu
A mythical Burmese, shape-shifting creature.Lěngyànjù (冷豔鋸)
Nickname for Guan Yu's "Green Dragon Crescent Blade".Sérapéṅdiya mūna
Sinhala for the head of a mythical bird. Often used as sword ornament.Kīrtimukha
An all-devouring creature that is used across Asia as an auspicious decorative element.Tāotiè (饕餮)
Tāotiè (饕餮) is a mythical creature that is used as a decorative element.Tanjore spearhead
Description
A south Indian spearhead with a thick double-edged, symmetrical leaf-shaped blade.
A fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock
General introduction
A number of downsized Indian toradar with such lavish inlays are in circulati