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A PERSIAN BROADSWORD

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Reflecting the neoclassicism of the reign of Nasr al-Din Shah, with symmetrical silver-inlaid hilt and scrolled quillons. The long, straight, double-edged blade etched overall, including Kufic inscriptions heightened with silver at the forte, heroes, fish, and a snake likewise inlaid with silver. In its wooden scabbard with iron mounts decorated in silver inlay en suite with the hilt. Mid-19th century. Most scabbard covering lacking. Overall length 92.6 cm. Condition II

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