Shasqa and Sheath
ca. 1850 (made)
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Curved sword with a niello handle, the blade engraved with the arms of Hungary, the Virgin Mary and latin inscriptions. The leather sheath and strap are mounted with niello silver.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Silver set with niello and leather |
| Brief description | Sword, silver hilt set with niello, and black leather sheath, Russian, circa 1850 |
| Physical description | Curved sword with a niello handle, the blade engraved with the arms of Hungary, the Virgin Mary and latin inscriptions. The leather sheath and strap are mounted with niello silver. |
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| Production | The sword and sabre were probably made in Kubachi, a well known arms manufacturing centre which supplied luxury weapons for the Russian army. |
| Bibliographic reference | Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms (London: HMSO 1985): fig. 34; p.36. |
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| Accession number | 694&A-1889 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2002 |
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