Hew Locke
Hew Locke
Hew Locke
Hew Locke
Domenico Guidi
Francesco II, Duke of Mantua and Reggio
1694
Avar or Byzantine
700s
Indian, Seringapatam
dated Mauludi era 1222/1793–94 CE
Assyrian
ca. 8th century BCE
Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman
mid-late 1st century BCE
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century