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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Iran (made)

Watered steel crescent-shaped blade mounted on an octagonal hollow steel shaft, decorated with scrolling floral gold kuftkari and slender chiseled panels on both ends, with a silk cord lanyard and tassle attached by a brass ring at the base of the haft. There are bearings to make a jingling sound inside the haft.

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Categories	Arms & Armour Islam
Object type	Axe
Materials and techniques	Forged steel decorated with gold kuftkari
Brief description	Middle East, Metalwork. Watered steel crescent-shaped blade mounted on an octagonal hollow steel shaft, decorated with scrolling floral gold kuftkari and slender chiselled panels on both ends, with a silk cord lanyard and tassle attached by a brass ring at the base of the haft. There are bearings to make a jingling sound inside the haft, Iran, 19th century.; Islamic arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
Physical description	Watered steel crescent-shaped blade mounted on an octagonal hollow steel shaft, decorated with scrolling floral gold kuftkari and slender chiseled panels on both ends, with a silk cord lanyard and tassle attached by a brass ring at the base of the haft. There are bearings to make a jingling sound inside the haft.
Dimensions	Length: 79cm Of tassle length: 21cm Of blade width: 15.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration
Collection	Middle East Section
Accession number	611-1876

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Record created	February 26, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O75325/axe-unknown/

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