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Description: | Wooden scabbard covered with embroidered plum velvet, originally fitted with a matching chape (bottom mount) which is now missing. Twin hanging bands fixed to the scabbard are carved in low relief and decorated with gold koftgari, and applied with numerous leaf-shaped cabochon turquoises.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn12466.2 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | brass (alloy) wood turquoise sheaths (weapons: accessories) gold velvet lapis lazuli War- and Peace-making copper alloy | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-121364 | Go to resource |
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