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Battle ax of a member of the Sultan's guard
(فأس قتال لعضو لحرس السلطان)

Title	Battle ax of a member of the Sultan's guard
Title Original	فأس قتال لعضو لحرس السلطان
Publication Date:	1494-95 AD
Publication Place	- Art History Museum
Subject	Iron, damask gold, hot blue coloured
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الطول : 99.5 سم ، العرض : 20.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	HJRK_C_113
Record ID	object;EPM;at;Mus22;20;ar
Library Location	Art History Museum
Date	1494-95 AD
Notes	This ax belongs to an element of the personal guard of Sultan Muhammad bin Qatibay from the Caucasian Burji Mamluks. The Mamluks ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 AD until the fall of their empire to the Ottomans in 1517 AD when the spoils of the Mamluks were transferred to Istanbul.
Sample Text	“Battle ax of a member of the Sultan’s Guard” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;20;ar

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Battle ax of a member of the Sultan's guard

(فأس قتال لعضو لحرس السلطان)

Publication Date 1494-95 AD

Publication Place - Art History Museum

Subject Iron, damask gold, hot blue coloured

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الطول : 99.5 سم ، العرض : 20.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID HJRK_C_113

Record ID object;EPM;at;Mus22;20;ar

Library Location Art History Museum

Date 1494-95 AD

Notes This ax belongs to an element of the personal guard of Sultan Muhammad bin Qatibay from the Caucasian Burji Mamluks. The Mamluks ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 AD until the fall of their empire to the Ottomans in 1517 AD when the spoils of the Mamluks were transferred to Istanbul.

Sample Text “Battle ax of a member of the Sultan’s Guard” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus22;20;ar