Hi Michael,
The picture is a detail of a blade – see the attached.
Tegha. Rajasthan. 18th century. The blade is wootz and the decorations are gold koft gari.
Below are a few links, which may be of interest to you, if you make a search, you will of course find a lot more.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=292&highlight=meteoric
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=269&highlight=meteoric
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=465&highlight=meteoric