拍品 197
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AN ELEGANTLY WATERED STEEL SWORD (SHAMSHIR)
AN ELEGANTLY WATERED STEEL SWORD (SHAMSHIR)

SAFAVID IRAN AND MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER

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AN ELEGANTLY WATERED STEEL SWORD (SHAMSHIR)
SAFAVID IRAN AND MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER
The curved single edged blade narrowing to point with very elegant zig zag pattern in watered steel, with two gold damascened floral palmettes, one scrolling vine and inscription cartouche on centre of blade and further engraved cartouche just below hilt, gold inlaid hilt of typical tulwar form with large flat rounded pommel with small rounded finial, maker's signature just under handguard, with inlaid floral decoration over entire surface, both hilt and blade in very good condition
36½in. (92.6cm.) long

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Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse

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The inscriptions in the cartouche on the blade read, banda-ye shah-e vilayat isfahani, 'Slave of the King of Trusteeship (i.e. 'Ali), Isfahani'. This is presumably intended to refer to Asadullah Isfahani. These is another, possibly added, inscription which reads, shahanshah jahangir sana 1612 'ayn, 'Shahanshah Jahangir year 1612'.