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Description: | Russian sword shashqua (also shashka) mounted with nielloed silver. The curved single edge blade is cut with 2 fullers and etched with an inscription (Armenian?) and a stylised head. The wooden scabbard is covered with ass skin, and the sword retains its original belt with tiny nielloed silver mounts.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn18534 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | wood metal swords (weapons: edged) silver sword sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories)) steel leather iron War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-141033 | Go to resource |
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