A Massive Mughal Canon
Southern India
Late 17th/Early 18th Century
This impressive bronze canon is cast in relief with an overall chevron design and with a band of flowerheads around the muzzle.
Length 238.8 cm (94 in)
Provenance:
Captured from the hill fort at Copidroog by soldiers commanded by Major-General Macleod on 2nd June 1858. Later donated by him to the Royal United Service Museum.
Literature:
Listed in the Official Catalogue of the Royal United Service Museum Whitehall, London 1908
S.2402