Publication Date
1029-1030 AH / 1620 AD
Publication Place
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House of Islamic Antiquities
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
LNS 25 J
Record ID
object;EPM;kw;Mus21;49;ar
Library Location
House of Islamic Antiquities
Date
1029-1030 AH / 1620 AD
Notes
The blade was made of steel, with shaded decorations and gold overlay. As for the handle, it was made of iron and also covered with gold, as well as the pendant of the dagger and the tip and front of the scabbard, using the “Kandan” technique, and it was studded with precious stones, and the decorations were formed by engraving. The back of the wooden scabbard is covered with a layer of hammered gold with embossed decoration. The number of stones that adorn the sheath and handle is 1,685 pieces of ruby, 321 pieces of transparent emerald green glass, 39 pieces of blue glass, 9 pieces of ivory, and 6 pieces of veined agate. The total number of stones is 2,393 stones, of which 26 stones are missing and need to be reassembled, bringing the total to the original number of 2,419 stones.
Sample Text
"Dagger with scabbard" withinExplore Islamic art collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;kw;Mus21;49;ar
