Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2021, 06:31 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
27th April 2021, 12:17 PM
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Not much if any progress
Not that I am aware of, though as we see with this thread, more examples continue to be found. The second I saw was headed to auction in Scotland.
I still hypothesize that the very plain wooden...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2014, 08:37 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2014, 08:34 PM
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Another axehead of this group has come to light!
Another axehead from this group has come to light!
I remember also that Emanuel had followed up and sent me further information from the Royal Ontario Museum, but I just have not yet been able to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
16th June 2009, 01:24 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2009, 01:58 PM
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Yes, Ottoman.
The labeling attributes the figure and components as 'Ottoman 15th - 16th century'.
The accession number for the axe is 924.55.44; if I interpret the pattern correctly this implies it was acquired...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th June 2009, 01:43 PM
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Would you believe Ottoman?
Hi Jeff, thanks for the additional insight into the scrollwork.
Seeing the axes 'live' gives much more of an impression that both axe heads are in very much the same state of preservation and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2009, 09:08 PM
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Hmmm... Islamic with a touch of European influence
Thanks, Jeff. Below is a snapshot of the example in the museum's case. The inscription is different, but it also shares a lot with the inscription in the upper view in the pictures above. The brass...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th June 2009, 03:45 PM
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Thanks for your courage in extending your neck,...
Thanks for your courage in extending your neck, Rsword, and for the insight into the images of the birds. Unfortunately, I have been relying on a friend's copy of Persian Steel, so I will suffer a...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th June 2009, 12:33 AM
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Need to collect a few more nail trimmings
Dom, I appreciate your courage in stepping forward! Your conclusion of "Indo-Persian, even more Indo than Persian" is exactly what I had come to think about this axe, and like you, I was not really...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2009, 08:54 PM
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Phase 2, zooming back
My thanks, Dom, for your help with understanding the inscriptions. Does the style of the calligraphy give any suggestion of origin?
Below are the promised pictures of both faces of the axe. I...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th June 2009, 02:56 PM
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