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Source Description
This small chopping tool is of unknown use. The ivory handle is decorated with red and black punching. The Damascus steel blade has openwork panels with inscriptions at the tang. The Arabic inscription includes the date 1189 Hijra (AD 1775-1776) and a portion of a Qur'anic verse.
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Document identity
localId
33823
label
Chopping Tool with Red and Black Decoration
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
33823
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Chopping Tool with Red and Black Decoration
description
This small chopping tool is of unknown use. The ivory handle is decorated with red and black punching. The Damascus steel blade has openwork panels with inscriptions at the tang. The Arabic inscription includes the date 1189 Hijra (AD 1775-1776) and a portion of a Qur'anic verse.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1775-1776
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
tools
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.8
height
6.1
depth
2.9
dimensionsRaw
L: 5 7/16 × W: 2 3/8 × D: 1 1/8 in. (13.8 × 6.1 × 2.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Date] 1189 Hijra
med
ivory, steel
creator_ids
2191
3496
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
320
548
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no
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photo
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