Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard

Turkish

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The inscriptions on the sword invoke Allah, the Prophet Muhammad, and ‘Ali. The stones adorning the hilt and scabbard of the sword have talismanic significance. According to scholar Al-Biruni’s eleventh-century manuscript Kitab al- Jamahir (Book of Precious Stones), coral was believed to prevent misfortune and turquoise to avert the evil eye.

Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish

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Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish
Sword (Kilij) with Scabbard, Steel, wood, turquoise, coral, emerald, gold, Turkish

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