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TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY
细节
AN OTTOMAN GOLD DAMASCENED SWORD (KILIJ)
TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The single-edged curving watered steel blade with spine, double-edged near point, each side damascened with silver, one with a panel containing a serpent above inscription and scrolling cartouches, the other side with similar inscription and scrolling motifs, the wooden faced handle with faceted curving ball terminal, the steel medial ridge, S-scrolling quillons, and substantial scabbard mounts all thickly damascened with gold scrolling and interlaced arabesques arranged in bands, two hanging loops above, damascening rubbed in a few places, very slight corrosion on blade and mounts
Overall 42½in. (108.2cm.) long
TURKEY, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The single-edged curving watered steel blade with spine, double-edged near point, each side damascened with silver, one with a panel containing a serpent above inscription and scrolling cartouches, the other side with similar inscription and scrolling motifs, the wooden faced handle with faceted curving ball terminal, the steel medial ridge, S-scrolling quillons, and substantial scabbard mounts all thickly damascened with gold scrolling and interlaced arabesques arranged in bands, two hanging loops above, damascening rubbed in a few places, very slight corrosion on blade and mounts
Overall 42½in. (108.2cm.) long