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Sword and scabbard
(سيف وغمد)

Title	Sword and scabbard
Title Original	سيف وغمد
Publication Date:	12th century AH / 18th century AD
Publication Place	- Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Subject	Watered steel blade (Qara-Khorasan), with handle assembly and ivory handles fastened by silver rivets, leather-covered wood scabbard with gold-plated fastenings and two hooks for hanging
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	90 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2016.10.23
Record ID	object;EPM;my;Mus21;1;ar
Library Location	Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Date	12th century AH / 18th century AD
Notes	This Ottoman sword was made by Ahmet Khorasani, one of the master swordsmiths of the late 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. He worked under the patronage of the Ottoman Empire in the swordsmiths' guild with famous masters such as Asimoglu, Ismail Ferghani, Osman Ibn Haji Muhammad and Qara Sabir al-Ersrumi. The swords all share similar elements and standard decorations of typical Ottoman swords produced in the 18th and 19th centuries. This model shows a curved blade with a metal plate that is hammered, notched and plated with gold in a backward manner, and there is an inscription in Kufic script along the length of the blade. The scabbard takes the form of a pistol handle made of ivory and a wooden scabbard fastened with gold-plated plates. The blade is engraved with Qur’anic verses and signed with the maker’s name on a square plate.
Sample Text	"Sword and Scabbard" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;1;ar

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Sword and scabbard

(سيف وغمد)

Publication Date 12th century AH / 18th century AD

Publication Place - Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Subject Watered steel blade (Qara-Khorasan), with handle assembly and ivory handles fastened by silver rivets, leather-covered wood scabbard with gold-plated fastenings and two hooks for hanging

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 90 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2016.10.23

Record ID object;EPM;my;Mus21;1;ar

Library Location Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Date 12th century AH / 18th century AD

Notes This Ottoman sword was made by Ahmet Khorasani, one of the master swordsmiths of the late 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. He worked under the patronage of the Ottoman Empire in the swordsmiths' guild with famous masters such as Asimoglu, Ismail Ferghani, Osman Ibn Haji Muhammad and Qara Sabir al-Ersrumi. The swords all share similar elements and standard decorations of typical Ottoman swords produced in the 18th and 19th centuries. This model shows a curved blade with a metal plate that is hammered, notched and plated with gold in a backward manner, and there is an inscription in Kufic script along the length of the blade. The scabbard takes the form of a pistol handle made of ivory and a wooden scabbard fastened with gold-plated plates. The blade is engraved with Qur’anic verses and signed with the maker’s name on a square plate.

Sample Text "Sword and Scabbard" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;my;Mus21;1;ar