Grand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World
The Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle reflects interaction between the monarchy and the wider world
BALINESE
Kris and scabbard
c.1817RCIN 62073
A Balinese kris and scabbard; with a carved lightwood hilt with a darkwood band and curved pommel; the ferrule set with diamonds; the double-edged undulating steel blade with raised watering, grooved and with flowerheads and leaves; with mottled wood scabbard, one side with gilt-metal casings, the other engraved with flowerheads.