Sword with Scabbard

Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 379

The nielloed silver moutns are typical of Ottoman weapons, although the use of lapis lazuli are rare. The straight European blade suggests that this cavalry weapon was carried in addition to the more usual curved saber. Pairs of weapons with straight and curved blades were common in eastern Europe in the seventeenth century.

Sword with Scabbard, Steel, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (niello), lapis lazuli, wood, leather, Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European

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Sword with Scabbard, Steel, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (niello), lapis lazuli, wood, leather, Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European
Sword with Scabbard, Steel, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (niello), lapis lazuli, wood, leather, Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European
Sword with Scabbard, Steel, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (niello), lapis lazuli, wood, leather, Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European

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