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Pichaq and its turquoise and ruby scabbard
Ottoman Empire, d…
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Pichaq and its turquoise and ruby scabbard
Ottoman Empire, d…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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Description
Pichaq and its turquoise and ruby scabbard
Ottoman Empire, dated AH 1310 / AD 1892-93
Dagger with steel blade inscribed with Arabic characters inlaid with gold. Chased silver ferrule with floral decoration, grey nephrite ricasso and white nephrite jade handle. Embossed metal scabbard decorated with interlaced foliage and set with turquoise and ruby cabochons. Base.
Total length 26 cm (10.2 in.)
Inscription :
cihan titrer / sebat-ı pay-ı erbab-ı metanetden sene 1310.
"The world trembles before the assurance of men of resolution. Year 1310'.
'The world trembles at the surefootedness of the men of resolve. Year 1310'.
This verse is borrowed from the Ottoman poet Namık Kemal (1840-1888), a major figure in literature and intellectual reform at the end of the Ottoman Empire.
A white jade-handled Pichaq with sheath set with turquoise and rubies, Ottoman Empire, the blade dated 1310 AH (ca. 1892-3).
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