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Description: | Slender silver-mounted Ottoman short-sword, Yataghan, of the type often ascribed to Crete. The blade, of conventional form, is cut with a single narrow fuller. The hilt is made from silver alloy and embossed with rococo ornament, martial panoplies and a sailing ship (all traditional ornaments).
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn18538.1 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | metal swords (weapons: edged) silver iron | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-226474 | Go to resource |
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