A tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl-inlaid hilted sword and scabbard, Algeria, circa 17th century

the straight European back-edged watered-steel blade incised at the forte with solar and lunar motifs,  the hilt of stylised dragon-head form inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl plaques, angular silver knuckle bow and down-turned quillons engraved with chevrons, the velvet-covered wood scabbard with silver repoussé mounts decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves

Islamic Military Heritage, Nine centuries of Islamic Arms and Armour, Cultural Palace, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1999

Islamic Military Heritage, Nine centuries of Islamic Arms and Armour, Cultural Palace, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1999, catalogue no.358