Sword
17th century (made)
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Watered steel blade showing a doubled form of the decoration known as 'Muhammad's ladder', with two damascened cartouches and watered steel quillons formerly overlaid in gold
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Crucible forged steel decorated with gold kuftkari |
| Brief description | Watered steel sword blade shamshir showing the pattern known as 'Muhammad's ladder', with watered steel quillons formerly overlaid in gold, Iran, 17th century |
| Physical description | Watered steel blade showing a doubled form of the decoration known as 'Muhammad's ladder', with two damascened cartouches and watered steel quillons formerly overlaid in gold |
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| Credit line | Given by the Rt. Hon. Earl Kitchener of Khartoum |
| Object history | Given by the Rt. Hon. Earl Kitchener of Khartoum |
| Bibliographic reference | Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 26c, p.32 |
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| Accession number | M.10-1958 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2002 |
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