Publication Date
The thirteenth - fourteenth century AH / nineteenth - twentieth century AD
Publication Place
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National Museum of Oman
Subject
Steel, silver, wood and leather?
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول : 103 سم ، طول النصل : 68.5 سم ، عرض النصل : 7 سم ، سماكة النصل : 3.7 مم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2012,914
Record ID
object;EPM;on;Mus21;17;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Oman
Date
The thirteenth - fourteenth century AH / nineteenth - twentieth century AD
Notes
Until recently, it was rare for an Omani craftsman, poet, or writer to sign his work. This tradition of not revealing one's identity was derived from Ibadi Islamic thought. Which encourages sincerity of work to please God Almighty. It is not self-love, and the habit of humility before God still exists to this day. The works are signed for purely practical and illustrative purposes only. These signatures are usually modest in terms of size, location, and method of execution, and it is not strange for the craftsman to sign his work using the name of his town, or the market in which he works, instead of his personal signature.
Sample Text
“Sword (straight sword with two edges)” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;17;ar
