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23-AUG-2014

Metalwork

We spent our last morning in Copenhagen at the Davids Samling museum, also known as The David Collection, to see their famed collection of Islamic art, the largest of its kind in Scandinavia and among the 10 most important in the Western world. I didn’t make notes so can’t identify most of the objects photographed, but it was truly an outstanding exhibition and beautifully displayed. More information can be found on the museum’s site http://www.davidmus.dk/en/collections/islamic

Dagger used for piercing armor.

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MarcViskens27-Mar-2020 19:22
very nice Helen
Buz Kiefer12-Oct-2014 23:03
Beautiful stone and metal work. Helen, I forget the name of this but it's a punching dagger. It is held by the hand and the wrist and forearm are lashed to the long pieced by leather straps. It was meant to pierce armor. Vote.
Jeff Real11-Oct-2014 01:46
You have captured this in such a special way...it looks amazing ~V~
Apostolos Tikopoulos06-Oct-2014 20:40
Excellent find , nicely composed. v.
Julie Oldfield05-Oct-2014 14:57
Beautiful. Great job with the lighting.
marie-jose wolff05-Oct-2014 09:56
a beautiful piece with precious stones set in gold!
very fine presentation, Helen! V
Alexander Kazakov05-Oct-2014 08:24
Outstanding! V
Fong Lam05-Oct-2014 07:56
Superb craftsmanship goes into the making of this fine piece of metalwork.....love the details and colors...V
chris morton05-Oct-2014 07:53
makes a nice image, whatever it is
Gerard Koehl05-Oct-2014 06:32
Très bel objet. V