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Lot 119
A Medieval Great SwordSecond Half Of The 14th Century
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge£2,000 - £3,000
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Second Half Of The 14th Century
Second Half Of The 14th Century
In excavated condition, with tapering double-edged blade (two lapped repairs) of flat section with narrow central fuller along each face of the forte, iron hilt comprising bow-tie shaped quillons, and circular chamfered pommel of lenticular section with separate button of flattened pyramidal shape
86.5 cm. blade
86.5 cm. blade
Footnotes
Similar hilts are found on most of the well-known swords with blades bearing Arabic inscriptions including the dates from 1367/8 to 1436/7. See D. Alexander, 'European Swords in the Collections of Istanbul. I. Swords from the Arsenal of Alexandria', Waffen-und Kostümkunde, 27 (1985), p. 81 and figs. 1-12, 20, 22, 24, 32, 38-40, 42 and 47-49








