Dervish Ax, dated 1241 1825–26, Turkish, Steel, silver, copper, wood, L. 52 in. (132 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 2 oz. (1420 g

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Dervish Ax, dated 1241 1825–26, Turkish, Steel, silver, copper, wood, L. 52 in. (132 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 2 oz. (1420 g); axehead: 15 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (39 x cm), Shafted Weapons, Large axes with crescent-shaped blades were originally designed for use in battle, but they gradually came to serve as symbols of authority and were carried before a dignitary. They are also associated with religious mystics, Sufis or dervishes, who often exercised considerable political influence, particularly among the Ottoman janissaries (the sultan’s elite guard

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