16 juillet 2016
Miniature Sword, Turkey, Ottoman, late 18th-19th century
Miniature Sword, Turkey, Ottoman, late 18th-19th century. Steel, inlaid with gold (blade); serpentine, gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), garnets, rubies (or spinels) (hilt); gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels), garnets (sheath). L: 4 5/8 x W: 5/8 x D: 1/2 in. (1.59 x 11.75 x 1.27 cm). Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931; 51.81. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
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