A gold-inlaid Persian kard, circa 1800 A sturdy dark wootz-Damascus blade with a cut back and a constricted, gold-inlaid ferrule. Gold-inlaid grip frame, decorated on top with floral ornamentation and a lion between antelopes. The bottom has golden vine decoration. Later ivory grip scales. Leather-covered wooden scabbard with a finely engraved and nielloed silver chape and a smooth silver locket. Kard length cm. historic, historical, 19th century, Persian Empire, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, weapon, arms, weapon,

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Keywords: 19th, arms, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, dark, empire, gold-inlaid, kard, object, objects, persian, stills, sturdy, weapon, weapons, wootz-damascus