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Object Number
986-30-60/14524
Display Title
Sword
Descriptions
Object Description
Sword, short. Straight steel blade, runnel (or groove) on each side. Gold inlaid inscription and decoration on one side of blade. Wooden scabbard covered with shagreen (leather). Metal band with inlaid gold design around scabbard. Horn handle with ornamental rivets. Sword in scabbard: 77.4 cm l; scabbard: 61.2 cm l, 7 cm w, 3.2 cm d. Other measurements in record are for sword.
Inventory Description
Sword, iron blade, horn handle, painted brass hardware, leather, wood sheath
Classification
- Sword
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Persian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Iraq
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Baghdad
Dimensions
Overall: 78 x 6.9 x 3.8 cm (30 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
986-30-60/14524
Provenance
Collector
Robert W. Ehrich
(1937 - 12/1986)
Donor
Robert W. Ehrich
(1937 - 12/1986)
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