Saber

hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379

The fine blade of crucible ("watered") steel is typically Iranian but was decorated at a later date by a Turkish craftsman. The decoration includes verses from the "Burda," a mystical poem by the thirteenth-century author al-Bu Siri.

Saber, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration

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Saber, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration
Saber, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration
Saber, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration
Saber, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration
Saber, Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), hilt, Turkish; blade, Iranian with Turkish decoration

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