Accession No
E 1907.57
Description
Sword with long, curved, damascened blade bearing an inscription (possibly an English make), and large bone hilt decorated with an incised gilt-metal boss. Blue velvet sheath with long golden chape and bands of gilt metal along the length decorated with incised scrolling ornament. A red leather belt is attached, decorated with metal plates and with a square metal buckle. Sword cannot be removed from sheath.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia
Period
Source
Weld-Blundell, Herbert Joseph [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1907.57
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass; Leather; Cloth; Fibre; Cotton; Bone
Local Term
Measurements
1295mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'A sword with long curved damascened blade bearing an inscription (?English make), and large truncated bone hilt, decorated with an incised gilt-metal boss. The sheath of blue velvet, to which a red leather belt is attached, has a long chape and narrow bands of incised gilt-metal.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Sword with long, curved, damascened blade bearing an inscription (possibly an English make), and large bone hilt decorated with an incised gilt-metal boss. Blue velvet sheath with long golden chape and bands of gilt metal along the length decorated with incised scrolling ornament. A red leather belt is attached, decorated with metal plates and with a square metal buckle. Sword cannot be removed from sheath.
Event Date 28/2/2022
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:105928
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