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Scimitar with Scabbard

Scimitar with Scabbard. Culture: Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian. Dimensions: H. with scabbard 42 1/16 in. (106.8 cm); H. without scabbard 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm); H. of blade 35 in. (88.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1928 g); Wt. of scabbard 2 lb. (906 g). Date: late 16th-17th century. This is a typical Ottoman presentation saber of the seventeenth century. Many similar weapons, as well as shields and complete horse trappings similiarly mounted in silver-gilt and set with jade plaques and turquoise, were taken as booty after the unsuccessful Turkish seige of Vienna in 1683.
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Title:
Scimitar with Scabbard
Caption:
Scimitar with Scabbard. Culture: Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian. Dimensions: H. with scabbard 42 1/16 in. (106.8 cm); H. without scabbard 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm); H. of blade 35 in. (88.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1928 g); Wt. of scabbard 2 lb. (906 g). Date: late 16th-17th century. This is a typical Ottoman presentation saber of the seventeenth century. Many similar weapons, as well as shields and complete horse trappings similiarly mounted in silver-gilt and set with jade plaques and turquoise, were taken as booty after the unsuccessful Turkish seige of Vienna in 1683.
Technique/material:
Steel, copper alloy (brass), silver, wood, gold, jade, turquoise, copper
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2682 x 4400 px | 33.8 MB
Print size:
22.7 x 37.3 cm | 8.9 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)
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