Sword
19th century (made), 17th century (made)
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The wooden hilt is mounted in embossed silver and silver wire, the straight double edged blade is decorated with inscriptions and the maker's name 'Abdallah bin Ibrahim' in gold kuftkari
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Forged steel, decorated with gold kuftkari |
| Brief description | Sword kaskara the wooden hilt mounted in embossed silver and silver wire, the blade inscribed with the maker's name 'Abdallah bin Ibrahim', Sudan, 17th to 19th century |
| Physical description | The wooden hilt is mounted in embossed silver and silver wire, the straight double edged blade is decorated with inscriptions and the maker's name 'Abdallah bin Ibrahim' in gold kuftkari |
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| Credit line | Given by J. Gregory |
| Production | Sudanese, 19th century, the blade early 17th century |
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| Accession number | M.47-1953 |
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| Record created | December 6, 2002 |
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