Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 1st May 2019
Lot 638
λ Eight Syrian daggers (jambiya)
Estimate £350 - £450 | Hammer £380
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Description
λ Eight Syrian daggers (jambiya), each with a stout curved blade, exhibiting various combinations of narrow fullers and incised decoration; banded and mosaic decorated hilts of various materials including: bone, horn, mother-of-pearl and brass; one example having a brass scabbard. [8]