MAKE A MEME View Large Image Umar - Sword ("Yataghan") and Scabbard - Walters 516.jpg Of the various types of Islamic arms the sword or saber and dagger were the most prized by European and American collectors including Henry Walters These works were admired for their ...
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Keywords: Umar - Sword ("Yataghan") and Scabbard - Walters 516.jpg Of the various types of Islamic arms the sword or saber and dagger were the most prized by European and American collectors including Henry Walters These works were admired for their diverse shapes and materials and especially for their rich and intricate surface decoration between 1810 1811 Modern steel inlaid with silver blade ; gilded silver with filigree coral and enamel insets hilt ; gilded silver filigree coral and leather scabbard cm 8 4 75 3 10 accession number 51 6 22321 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Inscribed on inlaid silver Work of Umar Sahib Agha 1225 place of origin Turkey Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Scabbards Swords of the 19th century Yatagans
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