Author
Hajj Sanqur.
Author Original
الحاج صنقور
Publication Date
848 855 - 886 AH / 1451 - 1481 AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Art
Subject
The blade is made of solid iron, the handle is made of animal horn, and the sheath is covered with silver. The method of using gold and silver was used in engravings and decorations.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 1 م
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
4264
Record ID
object;ISL;eg;Mus01;31;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Art
Date
848 855 - 886 AH / 1451 - 1481 AD
Notes
The piece consists of a steel sword with an animal horn handle and a scabbard covered in silver gilded with gold. The blade is decorated with bowls with inscriptions: At the top of the blade there is a prominent bowl bearing the text “The Work of Al-Hajj Sanqur,” and below it is verse No. 1 of Surat Maryam “Kahi’is,” followed by a prominent bowl bearing the text “Sultan Fatih Muhammad Khan,” and below it are verses No. 1 and 2 of Surat Al-Shura “Ham-Asaq.” The inscriptions and decorations that appear on the blade are executed in gold. The sheath is decorated with prominent floral designs. The owner of the sword was the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, who ruled in the years 855 - 886 AH / 1451 - 1481 AD. The Arabs imported swords from Persia and India, and the finest types of swords were made in Khorasan, Damascus, and Toledo.
Sample Text
Muhammad Abbas Muhammad Selim “Sword” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;31;ar
