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Description: | Sword (scimitar) with a long, narrow and single-edged blade with much back curvature and a wedge section. It has a sharp point. The blade is made of watered steel and has an inscription in Arabic letters near the hilt. The quillions are of medium length and end in button shaped knobs. The langues are short and narrow. The grip is made of ivory or bone and had a one-sided pommel, now missing.
Material: Steel | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.157392 | Go to resource |
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