A GOLD-DAMASCENED SWORD (TULWAR) WITH LONG CARVED QUR'ANIC INSCRIPTIONS
A GOLD-DAMASCENED SWORD (TULWAR) WITH LONG CARVED QUR'ANIC INSCRIPTIONS

INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A GOLD-DAMASCENED SWORD (TULWAR) WITH LONG CARVED QUR'ANIC INSCRIPTIONS
INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The curved blade deeply engraved with gold-damascened inscription, the forte with floral tendrils, the hilt with further calligraphic inscriptions, with sheath
38in. (96.5cm.) long

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