A SWORD (TULWAR) BELONGING TO AN OFFICER OF SHAH JAHAN

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£ 10 000
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31.03.2022 10:30UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 81 | A SWORD (TULWAR) BELONGING TO AN OFFICER OF SHAH JAHAN
A SWORD (TULWAR) BELONGING TO AN OFFICER OF SHAH JAHAN

NORTH INDIA, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY

The curved blade of watered steel with an inscription in nasta'liq along the spine and a rubbed cartouche on the flat of the blade, the hilt of finely watered steel with raised decoration overlaid in gold

34in. (86.4cm.) long

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