Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 3rd June 2025
Lot 200
Four Arab daggers (jambiya), vis.: an Omani example with short curving blade, the horn hilt and the
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £756
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Description
Four Arab daggers (jambiya), vis.: an Omani example with short curving blade, the horn hilt and the scabbard embellished with incised and repoussé work silver, characteristic suspension arrangement embodying four rings; another very similar; a Yemeni example, horn hilt with studwork decoration and set with two pseudo coins, the scabbard with applied decoration and complete with an embroidered waist belt; and a further Yemeni example, plain hide covered scabbard. [4]