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Document identity
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4497
label
Miniature Sword (Shamshir)
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Source metadata
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object
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normalized
title
Miniature Sword (Shamshir)
provenance
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
late 18th-19th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
daggers
scabbards
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.2
height
1.9
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 13/16 x W: 3/4 x D: 3/8 in. (12.22 x 1.91 x 0.9 cm); W with chain: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Translation] God's protection.
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
blade: steel, inlaid with gold and rubies (or spinels); hilt: serpentine, gilded brass, rubies (or spinels); sheath: gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels), garnets
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