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Sabre and scabbard. 1656
Sabre and scabbard. 1656
Object type
Sabre and scabbard
Place of origin
Turkey, Istanbul
Date
Materials
Gold, steel, wood, nephrite, rubies, sapphires
Technique
Forging, carving, niello, inlay, gold damascening
Dimensions
Total length: 94,0 cm; blade length: 81,5 см; scabbard length: 91,0 cm
Object history note
Presented by a high-ranking merchant Ivan Bulgakov to Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich in 1656.
Publications
The Art of the Sublime Porte. Catalogue of the exhibition. Moscow, 2008
State Armoury Chamber, Spb, 2002
"Ratification of friendship …" Ambassadorial gifts to Russian Tsars. Catalogue of the exhibition. Moscow, 2005
Museum number
Ор-199