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Ornament for a woman's belt. Caucasus, late-Ottoman era.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 11, 2016 at 9:37pm

Ornament in the shape of a kindjal (dagger) with a curved blade. To be hung on a silver belt for women. From the Caucasus, ca. 1900. Steel, with silver-inlaid floral motifs (flowers, leaves, tendrils); identical on both sides. The top of the hilt features a sheep's head. Length: 16.2 cm. Purchased in Istanbul in 1998. (Inv.n° müç050 - Kavak Costume Collection - Antwerpen/Belgium).

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