Production: Unknown
Pointed single edged blade of watered steel a band of gold at the hilt end and the blade set with Arabic letters in gold; set in silver hilt with cloven end decorated in mello with a river, plants and pavillions. Sheath faced with green velvet and with silver mounts decorated with work ensuite with the hilt; globular silver finial at tip.
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Hilt End
composed of
gold
Hilt, Mounts
composed of
silver
Sheath
composed of
velvet
Height 29 cm
Blade
Length 18 cm
Knife
Length 28.1 cm
Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.186-1912
Primary reference Number: 169136
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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