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Sword
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
Materials Steel , Horn , Silver? , Leather , Pigment , Gilt , Wood
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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