Gun
ca. 1800 (made)
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Kabyle style lock, with dog lock set with panels of engraved silver and brass. The stock is set with ivory and overlaid with mounts of pierced and engraved silver; the barrel engraved with panels
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Wood inlaid with ivory and pierced and engraved silver |
Brief description | Kabyle style lock, the stock is set with ivory and overlaid with mounts of pierced and engraved silver; the barrel engraved with panels. Possibly made as a present for a Kabyle chief, North African, ca. 1800 |
Physical description | Kabyle style lock, with dog lock set with panels of engraved silver and brass. The stock is set with ivory and overlaid with mounts of pierced and engraved silver; the barrel engraved with panels |
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Production | possibly the Kabyle region of the Atlas Mountains |
Bibliographic reference | Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 12b, p.19 |
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Accession number | M.47-1946 |
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Record created | September 18, 2002 |
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