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An Ottoman jade-hilted gold-damascened steel 'tears of the afflicted' dagger (jambiyya) Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century image 1
An Ottoman jade-hilted gold-damascened steel 'tears of the afflicted' dagger (jambiyya) Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century image 2
Lot 68

An Ottoman jade-hilted gold-damascened steel 'tears of the afflicted' dagger (jambiyya)
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century

22 May 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£12,000 - £15,000

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An Ottoman jade-hilted gold-damascened steel 'tears of the afflicted' dagger (jambiyya)
Turkey, 18th/ 19th Century

the double-edged steel blade of slightly curving form, overlaid in gold and decorated in openwork with inscription-filled cartouches and palmettes, the forte with 'tears of the afflicted', with waisted faceted jade hilt, the pommel set with red paste, the wood scabbard clad in woven wool with floral motifs
31.5 cm. long

Footnotes

Inscriptions: including, 'This is the work of Damascus'.

For a comparable dagger sold in these rooms with an inscription relating to Damascus, see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 8 April 2014, lot 176.

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