Sword (""Shamshir"") with Double Point
Islamic swords with double blades or with a blade split in two at the tip, as on this example, were created in imitation of the sword obtained as war booty by the prophet Muhammad and subsequently carried by his cousin and son-in-law, Ali. The association is reinforced here by...
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23284
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object
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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6
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