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Sword with Scabbard

Sword with Scabbard. Culture: Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European. Dimensions: L. with scabbard 40 3/8 in. (102.5 cm); L. without scabbard 39 3/4 in. (101 cm); L. of blade 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (827 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. (453 g). Date: Grip and guard, late 17th century; blade, 17th century. The nielloed silver moutns are typical of Ottoman weapons, although the use of lapis lazuli are rare. The straight European blade suggests that this cavalry weapon was carried in addition to the more usual curved saber. Pairs of weapons with straight and curved blades were common in eastern Europe in the seventeenth century.
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Title:
Sword with Scabbard
Caption:
Sword with Scabbard. Culture: Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European. Dimensions: L. with scabbard 40 3/8 in. (102.5 cm); L. without scabbard 39 3/4 in. (101 cm); L. of blade 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (827 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. (453 g). Date: Grip and guard, late 17th century; blade, 17th century. The nielloed silver moutns are typical of Ottoman weapons, although the use of lapis lazuli are rare. The straight European blade suggests that this cavalry weapon was carried in addition to the more usual curved saber. Pairs of weapons with straight and curved blades were common in eastern Europe in the seventeenth century.
Technique/material:
Steel, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (niello), lapis lazuli, wood, leather
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
EUROPE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2729 x 4400 px | 34.4 MB
Print size:
23.1 x 37.3 cm | 9.1 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)
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