Dagger from Crete (?) - for comment +translation plea

ariel · 27th February 2016, 07:01 PM

Obviously, it was produced by a Muslim artisan.
Whether his workshop was located in Izmir, Sarajevo or Chania cannot be determined.
But when we are talking about Cretan knives, we mean a very different thing. Surely, it was influenced by the Ottoman progenitor, but Christian Cretan Greeks modified it extensively and created their own very specific style. And I cannot see any evidence of it in your example.

Martin Lubojacky · 27th February 2016, 08:36 PM

Maybe the shape of the handle and the collar ? I spent 3 years in Turkey and I did not see asuch handle here, except one in Izmir

27th February 2016, 07:01 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Obviously, it was produced by a Muslim artisan. Whether his workshop was located in Izmir, Sarajevo or Chania cannot be determined. But when we are talking about Cretan knives, we mean a very different thing. Surely, it was influenced by the Ottoman progenitor, but Christian Cretan Greeks modified it extensively and created their own very specific style. And I cannot see any evidence of it in your example.

27th February 2016, 08:36 PM	#2
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 844	Maybe the shape of the handle and the collar ? I spent 3 years in Turkey and I did not see asuch handle here, except one in Izmir