細節
A VERY LARGE WALRUS-IVORY HILTED DAGGER (KARD)
MADE FOR MIR MURAD 'ALI KHAN TALPUR, SINDH, NORTH WEST INDIA, DATED AH 1214/1799-1800 AD
The single-edged elegantly watered-steel blade tapering to point, the spine with a raised central ridge and a cusped palmette at the forte, the bifurcated hilt composed of two pieces of walrus ivory joined by four brass pins, the spine with a gold-inlaid band comprising cartouches at either end containing a signature and date, the central band with sura al-nasr and another signature, in contemporaneous leather-covered wooden sheath
20¼in. (51.4cm.) long
刻印
Along the handle, Qur'an LXI, sura al-saff, v.13 and invocations to God, Muhammad and 'Ali
Followed by, Sarkar Mir Muhammad Nasir Khan Talpur
At the end, above the base of the blade, Sarkar Mir 'Ali Murad Khan Talpur 1214 [1799-1800]
At the bottom of the handle, Sarkar Mir 'Ali Murad Khan Talpur
注意事項
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.