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Kilij and its scabbard General view
Musée de l'Armée - Hôtel des Invalides
Paris, France
Blade in high-quality damask, enhanced along three-quarters of its length with Arabic inscriptions encrusted with gold. At the heel, the name of the owner is engraved inside a gold ring. Handle in rhinoceros horn. The heads of the rivets are in silver-gold and are carved. scabbard entirely covered in embossed, carved, and gilded silver.
Details
- Title: Kilij and its scabbard General view
- Date Created: Ca. 1550
- Location Created: Ottoman Empire
- Physical Dimensions: Sabre: 0,921 (l) m / Blade: 0,16 (w) x 0,787 (l) m / Scabbard: 0,13 (w) x 0,84 (l) m / Arrow: 0,055 (l) m
- Provenance: acquisition date: 1860 (donation)
- Subject Keywords: Blade
- Type: Kilidj
- Rights: Photo (C) Paris - Musée de l'Armée, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Emilie Cambier
- Medium: Or, Corne, Argent, Fer, Vermeil, Laiton, Damassé, Incrustation, Doré, Ciselé, Repoussé
- Inventory: J 1011
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