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Originally Posted by Interested Party
Does anyone have knowledge of the use of teh-tula vs koftgari as a means of identifying place and period of manufacture of Caucasian style weapons particularly kindjals?
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As far as I know
tah-tala is a synonym for the deep inlay technique more commonly known as
tah-nishan. It’s two Persian words,
tah meaning “base” and
tala (spelt
tula or even
tila sometimes in India) meaning “gold”. See at the link below under “Tehnishan”:
http://210.212.169.38/xmlui/bitstrea...=1&isAllowed=y