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Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sword with a curved, dark brown wooden handle and a brass guard and pommel. The guard has a T-shaped crossguard with decorative finials on the ends and a long, narrow blade with a broad, flat fuller along most of its length. A leather scabbard with a wide, decorative brass mouth and a small metal loop near the top for attachment to a belt. The sword and scabbard are shown against a plain background. Sword title: Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Steel, horn, brass, leather
Culture
Turkish
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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