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Persia
Scimitar
Steel, ivory, silver gilt | 97.0 x 6.5 cm (length) | RCIN 79660
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A Persian cross-hilted scimitar. The pistol grip of ivory plates with indentures for fingers. Silver-gilt quillon block with a Persian design with oviform endings. Three silver-gilt chains are attached to the pommel and quillon. Curved steel blade with nielloed back edge, inlaid with a passage from the Quran.
Provenance
According to the Windsor Castle North Corridor inventory, 'A blade (from the Round Tower) was fitted to this hilt in 1902.'
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Steel, ivory, silver gilt
Measurements
97.0 x 6.5 cm (length)
81.0 cm (blade length)
Other number(s)
Place of Production
Iran
