A silver-mounted Ottoman kilij,circa 1860 Heavy,beautifully patterned wootz Damascus blade with a broad double-edged point and cut wormwood leaf decoration on both sides of the ricasso with a cartouche inscription on the reverse side,"There is no hero other than Ali,and no sword like Dhulfakar".The opposite side bears the call to quillons with floral rhinoceros horn grip scabbard covered with silver-sewn,shagreen tughra of Sultan Abdul Mejid(1839 - 61)is stamped on the silver lo,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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