Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 23rd September 2020
Lot 1187
A Yemeni dagger (assib jambiya)
Estimate £700 - £1,000 | Hammer £650
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Description
A Yemeni dagger (assib jambiya), watered steel blade 7.75 in., flat sides giving way to a medial ridge leading to the curved point, gold koftgari details, steel hilt profusely decorated with foliage in gold koftgari, heavy steel scabbard decorated en suite to the hilt and with applied bands and panels, curving upwards at the base and terminating in a large gold plated finial, Indian workmanship,