Not on display

Sword

1634-1635 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Turkey (made)

Sword kilij, the blade of watered steel overlaid with gold with an inscription declaring it to be Damascus work

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
Islam
Object type
Sword
Materials and techniques
Crucible forged steel, decorated with gold kuftkari
Brief description
Sword kilij, the blade of watered steel overlaid with gold, inscribed, Turkey, dated 1634/5
Physical description
Sword kilij, the blade of watered steel overlaid with gold with an inscription declaring it to be Damascus work
Dimensions
  • Length: 100cm
  • Blade curvature width: 16cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • dated 1634/5 (Arabic numerals; on the blade; koftgari)
    Translation
    Inscription declares it to be Damascus work
  • Transliteration
Production
Inscription declares it to be Damascus work
Bibliographic reference
Anthony North, An Introduction to Islamic Arms, London 1985, fig. 19b, p.27
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
M.32-1965

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Record createdDecember 10, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71757/sword-unknown/
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