拍品專文
The silver inlaid inscriptions along both sides of the blade consist of verses from the qur'an and arabic religious invocations.
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SOUTH EAST ASIA, DATED AH 1309/1891-2 AD
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A MALAY SWORD
SOUTH EAST ASIA, DATED AH 1309/1891-2 AD
The very slightly curved blade with downturned tip and upper ridge extensively inlaid with silver inscriptions along both sides and on the spine, a similarly worked magic square above, the horn hilt carved and pierced with foliate motifs extending from twin silver bands worked in repouss with scrolling foliage and a floral lattice, the silver sheath worked in repouss with dense scrolling foliage around inset hardstones and mother of pearl panels carved with stupas the reverse well-worked at each end with animals among foliage, the centre plain save for an inscription cartouche with the name Allah
33in. (85.5cm.) long
SOUTH EAST ASIA, DATED AH 1309/1891-2 AD
The very slightly curved blade with downturned tip and upper ridge extensively inlaid with silver inscriptions along both sides and on the spine, a similarly worked magic square above, the horn hilt carved and pierced with foliate motifs extending from twin silver bands worked in repouss with scrolling foliage and a floral lattice, the silver sheath worked in repouss with dense scrolling foliage around inset hardstones and mother of pearl panels carved with stupas the reverse well-worked at each end with animals among foliage, the centre plain save for an inscription cartouche with the name Allah
33in. (85.5cm.) long