An Ottoman gold-damascened steel sword (kilij)
Black Sea Coast, probably Trabzon, 19th Century
the single-edged steel blade of curved form with flattened spine and yelman, decorated to both sides in gold overlay with inscription-filled cartouches towards the forte, the forte with palmettes, the gilt-copper hilt set with paste, some painted, the wood scabbard clad in gilt-copper and decorated en suite to one side, the verso decorated in repoussé with floral scrollwork, with two suspension loops
82 cm. long
Footnotes:
Provenance
Thomas Delmar Auction, 12 December 2007, lot 25.
The Mohammed Khalil Collection.

Published
M. K. Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Vol. I, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 345, cat. no. 114.

Inscriptions: to one side, tawakkaltu 'ala allah, 'I put my trust in God'; to the other side, Sura 61 (al-Saff), part of vs. 13.
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