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| 12-DEC-2006 | |
Ceremonial sultan’s sword. 16th – 17th century.
Steel blade, inlaid with gold (calligraphic Koran verses). Handle in bone.
Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Treasures of the Tokapı Palace’ .
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