A Caucasian silver-mounted ceremonial shashqa,1st quarter of the 20th curved single-edged blade with narrow double Calligraphic scrolls etched over the entire surface on both sides,with two gold-inlaid cartouches on each side at the base of the hilt of massive silver,partially gilded,with richly cut,nielloed,and chiselled shaped as a lion's fixed suspension bosses of the suspension ring bands slightly crowned golden cipher "V" applied at the upper edged on the obverse side of,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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