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Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard
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Title:
Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard
Caption:
Nimcha (Saber) with Scabbard. Culture: hilt and scabbard, Algerian; blade, European. Dimensions: L. without scabbard 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); L. of blade 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (632 g); Wt. of scabbard 9 oz. (263 g). Date: hilt and scabbard, late 17th or early 18th century; blade 16th or 17th century.
This distinctly North African sword, or nimcha, probably dates from around the battle of Oran (1732), when that city, a haven for Turkish pirates, was besieged by the Spanish. The openwork leather scabbard shows Ottoman influence.
Technique/material:
Steel, silver, copper, wood, tortoiseshell, horn, mother-of-pearl, leather, textile
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
EUROPE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2936 x 4400 px | 37.0 MB
Print size:
24.9 x 37.3 cm | 9.8 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARMS AND ARMOR • ARMS • CASES • COPPER • COPPERWORK • EDGED WEAPONS • EUROPE • HORN • IRON ALLOY • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON AND STEEL • IRON_AND_STEEL • JEWELRY: PEARLS • LEATHER • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PEARL • PEARLS • SABERS • SCABBARDS • SHEATHS • SILVER • STEEL INDUSTRY • STEEL • STEEL, SILVER, COPPER, WOOD, TORTOISESHELL, HORN, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, LEATHER, TEXTILE • SWORDS • TEXTILES • TORTOISE SHELL
