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Description: | Jimaya dagger with sheath. Steel curved blade with jade handle. Sheath is wood covered with steel (gilded iron) and textile - blue velvet pile much worn, decorated with chain stitch pattern. The base of the jade handle has a decorative pattern of a flower surrounded by leaves. This is adorned with ten small turquoise stones and gold inlay and a red (ruby?) stone in the centre. The blade is partly damascened with gold.
On the sheath is an Arabic inscription, roughly translated by Dr Hussain as "Allah, you are the dominant" and "help and victory comes from you".
Identified as Turkish by Davinder Singh in 2006.
Accession number: HH-X 1284 | Subjects: | TURKEY? religion (islam) arms and armour | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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