Sword and Sheath
dated 1797 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sword and sheath (yataghan)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Recurved single edged sword (yataghan) with a silver repousse sheath, both hilt and sheath decorated with silver and carved coral, Herzegovina, dated 1797 |
| Physical description | Sword and sheath (yataghan) |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by George Hubbard |
| Production | Said to have been acquired in Herzegovina |
| Bibliographic reference | L.A. Mayer, Islamic Armourers and Their Works, Geneva: Albert Kundig, 1962, p.76. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.964 to B-1928 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2002 |
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