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Saddle Axe, ca. 1725–50, Iranian, Steel, wood, leather, gold, L. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11 oz. (751 g), Shafted Weapons, As the name implies, small axes of this type, tabarzin in Persian, were carried beneath a horseman’s saddle, ready for use in handto-hand combat. The blade of this example is forged from crucible (“watered”) steel and is delicately chiseled with foliage and splitleaf arabesques that point to an eighteenth-century date.
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Saddle Axe, ca. 1725–50, Iranian, Steel, wood, leather, gold, L. 21 in. (53.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11 oz. (751 g), Shafted Weapons, As the name implies, small axes of this type, tabarzin in Persian, were carried beneath a horseman’s saddle, ready for use in handto-hand combat. The blade of this example is forged from crucible (“watered”) steel and is delicately chiseled with foliage and splitleaf arabesques that point to an eighteenth-century date
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Tamaño imagen:
5760 x 3175 px | 52.3 MB
Tamaño impresión:
48.8 x 26.9 cm | 19.2 x 10.6 in (300 dpi)
