LOT 1887 Cambodian Khmer Knife with Monkey Hilt
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10th-12th century AD. A knife with single-edge iron blade, slightly curved and with a swept edge, bronze grip formed as a drum-shaped column with ribbed bands, the pommel a collared monkey holding in both forepaws the head of an ox(?), the beast's legs draped around the handle and tail lifted to form a small loop; to the monkey's rear, a disc stud with monogram(?) below the tail. Jacq-Hergoualc'h M.The Armies of Angkor: Military Structure and Weaponry of the Khmers, Bangkok, 2007; Alves, M, 'Historical Notes on Words for Knives, Swords, and Other Metal Implements' in Early Southern China and Mainland Southeast Asia Mon-Khmer Studies 44, 2015, pp.39-56. 211 grams, 21.3cm (8 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Between 800 and 1400 CE the Khmer empire dominated much of mainland Southeast Asia. At its height it controlled all of present-day Cambodia as well as large parts of southern Laos, eastern Thailand, and southern Vietnam. The Khmer army appears to have been built around infantry, which was plentiful due to sources of manpower both indigenous and mercenary. Infantry was the backbone of the army, and it was this element that would close with and engage the enemy. Among the offensive weapons of the Angkor Army the sources mentions short knives (kandiev) often decorated with animal's head.
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