Saber with Scabbard

Blade signed by Acem Oglu Turkish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379

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.

Saber with Scabbard, Blade signed by Acem Oglu (Turkish, active 19th century), Steel, silver-gilt, gold, agate, wood, leather, Turkish, Ottoman

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Saber with Scabbard, Blade signed by Acem Oglu (Turkish, active 19th century), Steel, silver-gilt, gold, agate, wood, leather, Turkish, Ottoman
Saber with Scabbard, Blade signed by Acem Oglu (Turkish, active 19th century), Steel, silver-gilt, gold, agate, wood, leather, Turkish, Ottoman

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