Knife
late 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Watered steel knife blade, chiseled, engraved and overlaid with gold animal motifs, the blade damascened with the maker's name 'Muhammad Hadi', and a walrus ivory hilt
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Crucible forged steel, chiseled and decorated with gold kuftkari |
| Brief description | Middle East, Metalwork. Watered steel blade chiseled, engraved and overlaid with gold animal motifs, the blade damascened with the maker's name 'Muhammad Hadi', and a walrus ivory hilt. Iran, late 18th century. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
| Physical description | Watered steel knife blade, chiseled, engraved and overlaid with gold animal motifs, the blade damascened with the maker's name 'Muhammad Hadi', and a walrus ivory hilt |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Muhammad Hadi' (Persian; inlaid) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 37c, p.39 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 712-1889 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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