Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard

The image shows a saber with a scabbard. The saber has a curved blade with a slight taper towards the tip. The blade is gray with a slight sheen. The hilt is gold-colored with a blue and black design on the pommel. There are small blue and red gems on the hilt. The scabbard is long and curved to fit the saber, with a blue, green, and gold design. It has a repeating pattern of circles with blue and clear gems. The background is light gray. The saber and scabbard are titled "Saber (Shamshir)" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:: hilt and scabbard, dated 1819; blade, 18th century
Medium:: Steel, silver, enamel, ivory, gold, glass
Culture:: probably Indian; hilt and scabbard, Indian, probably Lucknow
Dimensions:: 442 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original

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Saber (Shamshir) with Scabbard

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