Sword Hilt
ca. 1650 (made)
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The grip is of ivory inlaid with gold, the guard is silver-gilt and niello, with a central panel of cast gold. The blade has been deliberately snapped off, and one quillon terminal is missing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ivory grip inlaid with gold, silver gilt and niello grip, cast gold |
| Brief description | Sword hilt, ivory, silver-gilt and cast gold, Turkish, ca. 1650 |
| Physical description | The grip is of ivory inlaid with gold, the guard is silver-gilt and niello, with a central panel of cast gold. The blade has been deliberately snapped off, and one quillon terminal is missing. |
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| Object history | Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 21, p.28 |
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| Accession number | 982-1884 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2002 |
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