IMPORTANT CEREMONIAL SWORD IN ELEGANT SHAMSHIR SHAPE.
Origin: Arabia. Date: 18th c. Technique: Very fine patterned wooz steel. Scabbard made of silver in repoussé, with gold. Handle from horn with wire winding. Description: The finely worked scabbard is decorated with floral tendrilsAnd six golden medallions with inscriptions. The two suspension eyelets on both sides large decorated humps. The shamshir form refers to the elegantly curved lion's tail. Measurement: Complete length 99cm, complete lengh without sheath 95cm, blade length 81cm. Signature: Inlay on the blade probl. in silver sign.:AsadAllahAnd lion. ConditionA/B. Sheath dented.