A Beautifull Mughal sword Handle

A  fine 19th century Mughal Handle with Parrot head pommel. Cast bronze  with two engraved  strips of floral design filled with black paste.  Front, back side and pommel are silver plated. The bottom part of the hilt has typical tulwar style cross guards. The beautiful pommel is in a shape of a parrot head. Total height 14 cm. Perfect condition. The parrot was an important  symbol of Indo-Persian  culture and appeared in literary, poetry, miniature paintings and other form of arts.