A chiselled and gold-inlaid Persian kard, circa 1800. Shortened blade of fine ladder wootz-Damascus with a cut back. On both sides the base of the blade bears gold-bordered fields with chiselled floral and tendril decoration. Bolster and grip frame of wootz-Damascus bearing gold-inlaid script cartouches as well as cartouches with cut floral ornamentation. Riveted grip scales of crystalline walrus ivory. Except for the shortened blade in fine condition. Length 35 cm. historic, historical, 19th century, Persian Empire, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings,

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Keywords: 19th, arms, blade, blades, century, chiselled, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, empire, gold-inlaid, hand, handheld, kard, melee, object, objects, persian, shortened, stills, thrusting, thrustings, weapon, weapons