Publication Date
Ninth/fifteenth century
Publication Place
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National Archaeological Museum
Subject
solid; brass; gold; silver; spill; lace; to feed.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 140 سم؛ عرض السيف: 4 سم؛ عرض فروع الواقية: 10 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
51056
Record ID
object;ISL;es;Mus01;31;ar
Library Location
National Archaeological Museum
Date
Ninth/fifteenth century
Notes
A sword consisting of a handle, a double-edged iron blade, and a slightly clear notch down the middle. On it was drawn a stamp surrounded by two stars consisting of four branches. It is possible that the stamp is Nasrid, but its identity is unknown. The handle, made of brass, is shaped like a circular plaque with circles highlighted on the face and back. The handle is surmounted by a button, and expands in the middle. The protector is deflated; The upper section is multi-lobed; The arms ending in the shape of a swastika also present perforated circles on their outer faces. The openwork decoration is made with braided circular bands, overlaid with other longitudinal and transverse bands that include inscriptional decorations referring to God. As for the empty spaces, they were filled with floral decorations on the handle, and palm leaves on the guard. While the background of the group consists of small slanted lines inlaid with gold. Based on the incomplete circles decorated with the guard arms, the scabbard, which was lost at an indefinite period, had the same decoration. Although only a few Andalusian weapons have survived to us, among them we must extract a group of Nasrid swords known under the name “cavalry swords”; Its importance lies largely in the originality of its handles, without a known example from that period, and in the fact that it is a Nasrid product of luxury weapons only. This piece, which remains a luxury masterpiece, belongs to a group whose decoration, based on brass and marbling, lacks the richness that distinguishes other knightly swords made of ivory or enamel.
Sample Text
Ángela Franco “Persian Sword” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;es;Mus01;31;ar
