Yatagan
Ottoman world, 19th century
Length 71,8 cm
This yatagan has a typical steel blade with an inner edge. The blade is engraved
with a calligraphic inscription, and a fleuron with floral decoration, inlaid with
silver.
A gilded copper plate covers the ferrule and the heel of the blade, with applied filigree decoration
and decorated on each side with a red glass bead.
The typical handle is with large ears, with double plates of marine ivory fixed by nails on both sides.
nails on either side of a gilded copper edge with applied decoration, decorated with three
oblong coral beads engraved with lines, and red beads.
A comparable weapon with coral bead decoration is in the Metropolitan Museum (Inv.
no. 36.25.1338a,b).
(Wear)
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