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Gun

ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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
Dimensions
  • Overall length: 189cm
Production
possibly the Kabyle region of the Atlas Mountains
Bibliographic reference
Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 12b, p.19
Collection
Accession number
M.47-1946

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Record createdSeptember 18, 2002
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