Lot no. 187
CEREMONIAL KHANJAR
with garnet glass handle, engraved and gilded with floral stems and epigraphy in poly-lobed medallions, indicating "al-rahman" and "al-rahim" (the Clement the Merciful). Strong steel blade with central rib, the heel decorated with two reserves animated by plant scrolls finely damascened in gold.
(Worn).
India
A "KHANJAR" WITH AN ENGRAVED AND GILDED RED GLASS HILT, INDIA.
LONG. 39 CM (15 3/8 IN.)
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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