Saber with Scabbard
The blade is signed by its maker, Acem Oglu. The Arabic inscriptions decorating it include: "Oh from the gentle God whose gentleness is without end, You are the Powerful, we will love You in Your palace on the day of judgement." The foliate ornament on the guard and scabbard mounts shows the strong influence of European design in Turkish art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Artwork Details
- Title: Saber with Scabbard
- Bladesmith: Blade signed by Acem Oglu (Turkish, active 19th century)
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Turkish, Ottoman
- Medium: Steel, silver-gilt, gold, agate, wood, leather
- Dimensions: L. 37 1/8 in. (94.3 cm)
- Classification: Swords
- Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
- Object Number: 36.25.1294a, b
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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