A GOLD-DAMASCENED AXE
A GOLD-DAMASCENED AXE

INDIA OR IRAN, 18TH CENTURY

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A GOLD-DAMASCENED AXE
INDIA OR IRAN, 18TH CENTURY
The axe head with single curved edge, gold-damascened with arabesques overall, the hammer with gold inscriptions reading 'nasr min Allah wa fath qarib', the handle with silver mounts decorated with floral scrolls, covered with black leather
24in. (61cm.) long

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For a related axe please see David Alexander, The Arts of War, The Nour Foundation, London 1992, ill.111.

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