Dagger, grip and blade, 16th century; guard, hallmarked for 1774–89, Turkish, Steel, ivory, gold, silver, L. 12 1/4 in. (31.12 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (175 g); blade L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Daggers, The green-stained ivory grip is carved with a delicacy that recalls many ivory objects made for the Ottoman court. The blade is inscribed in Turkish and Persian, the languages used at the Ottoman court: I besought a drink of water from your trenchant dagger, what if but once you should let me drink, what would you lose? If I thirst, his dagger is not laid down
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Dagger, grip, blade, 16th century, guard, hallmarked, 1774–89, Turkish, Steel, ivory, gold, silver, L, 12 1/4, 31.12 cm, Wt, 6 oz, 175 g, blade L, 7 1/2, 19.1, Daggers, green-stained, carved, delicacy, recalls, ivory objects, Ottoman court, inscribed, Persian, languages, I besought, drink, water, your trenchant, dagger, if, you should, let, me, lose?, thirst, laid down
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