A gold-inlaid Persian kard Circa 1800. Sturdy blade with chiselled back, of Wootz Damascus with gold-inlaid lion and antelope on both sides of the base of the blade. Ferrule and grip frame profusely decorated with Persian script negatively inlaid in gold. Brass-backed, intact grip scales of crystalline walrus ivory. Beautiful, well preserved kard with minimal flaws of the gold inlays. Length 31 cm. historic, historical, Persian, Orient, Oriental, Asia, Asian, 19th century, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 19th, asia, asian, blade, century, chiselled, gold-inlaid, kard, orient, oriental, persian, sturdy