Persian Musket

BANDOOK · 26th June 2026, 08:16 AM

Came across this beauty at Wallace collections
The early nineteenth century was a period of great artistic achievement in Iran. In 1797, the second Qajar king Fath-'Ali Shah inherited from his uncle a vast empire and he was keen to legitimise the rule of his dynasty. He sponsored a wide-ranging artistic programme with a clear visual style, both cosmopolitan and drawing from local traditions.
This detailed rifle barrel, made in 1846 or 1847 by Hajj Ahmad for a certain
Mu'ammar, retains the dense arabesques in gold overlay that characterise so many Qajar works of arms and armour. Here, the rifle barrel is set on a wooden stock using nielloed silver, a technique strongly associated with the Caucasus

26th June 2026, 08:16 AM	#8
BANDOOK Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND Posts: 641	Came across this beauty at Wallace collections The early nineteenth century was a period of great artistic achievement in Iran. In 1797, the second Qajar king Fath-'Ali Shah inherited from his uncle a vast empire and he was keen to legitimise the rule of his dynasty. He sponsored a wide-ranging artistic programme with a clear visual style, both cosmopolitan and drawing from local traditions. This detailed rifle barrel, made in 1846 or 1847 by Hajj Ahmad for a certain Mu'ammar, retains the dense arabesques in gold overlay that characterise so many Qajar works of arms and armour. Here, the rifle barrel is set on a wooden stock using nielloed silver, a technique strongly associated with the Caucasus Attached Images