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An Omani Broadsword (Kattari)16th/17th Century
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £350 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistAn Omani Broadsword (Kattari)
16th/17th Century
16th/17th Century
With tapering double-edged blade, iron hilt comprising shouldered quillon-block pierced with a hole on each side above short drop-shaped pointed quillons, a mount beneath for fitting over the throat of the scabbard, fluted helmet-shaped pommel, and tubular grip pierced with circular holes, with remains of its fabric-covered wooden scabbard (surface rust overall)
64 cm. blade
64 cm. blade
Footnotes
See Robert Hales, Islamic And Oriental Arms And Armour, 2013, p. 242, fig. 596 and p. 361, fig. 873
Cf. another example sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 28 November 2012, lot 103








