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Saber

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saber by Khan Muhammad. A single curved sword with a green handle pointing up. The sword has a short crossguard with large spherical ends and a gold-colored blade covered in a pattern of etched hexagons with some black details.

Artwork details

Date:
1522–66
Medium:
Steel, gold, fish skin, wood
Culture:
Turkish, probably Istanbul
Dimensions:
441 × 624 px
Museum record:
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