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Source Description
The scalloped blade is inscribed with an Arabic couplet: “In cowardice is shame, and in boldness is nobility. For man does not by cowardice escape from fate.”
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
27233
label
Sword (""Shamshir"")
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27233
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sword (""Shamshir"")
description
The scalloped blade is inscribed with an Arabic couplet: “In cowardice is shame, and in boldness is nobility. For man does not by cowardice escape from fate.”
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
swords
scimitars
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38
height
88.5
depth
3.5
dimensionsRaw
14 15/16 x 34 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (38 x 88.5 x 3.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Translation] Inscribed on blade: In cowardice is shame
and in boldness is nobility; for a man does not by cowardice escape from fate.
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: horn
creator_ids
2828
2431
collection_ids
ISL
ARM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
5e7f639f72fc38fd