Poignard (Jambiya) avec son fourreau daté, Iran, art qadjar, 1290H./1873-4

la lame en acier de forme incurvée, le manche et le fourreau en cuivre à décor émaillé en polychromie sur un fond noir et un contre-fond blanc, motifs floraux entièrement surlignés à l'or, une petite palmette inscrite en persan d'une bénédiction et donnant une date; quelques accidents restaurés

In colour : they are brighter and deeper in the reality than on the catalogue illustration Gilt is much brighter and thicker that it appears on the catalogue illustration The blade : double-sided with a central ridge There are very small areas of oxidation mainly on the top The scabbard : There are two areas on the top and the bottom worn with chips to enamel and gilt showing old retouching The hilt : There are three thin areas showing a few chips to enamel replaced by paint retouching mainly on the bottom and the top surface over the hilt
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There are a very few recorded daggers from this group. One similar but with a handle inset with jewels is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1602&A-1888), and three others sold in Sotheby's London (For the last one, see: Arts of the Islamic World, 14^th April 2010, lot 229).