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IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A QAJAR GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL PARADE AXE
IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
With single crescent-shaped head, the gold-damascened decoration with calligraphic medallions mentioning the name of Shah Isma'il, the hammer in the form of a howling mythical beast, the haft with spiralling and mutli-faceted sections with foliated scrollworks within cartouches, the finial in the form of a deer's head with striking antlers
31in. (78.8cm.) long
IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
With single crescent-shaped head, the gold-damascened decoration with calligraphic medallions mentioning the name of Shah Isma'il, the hammer in the form of a howling mythical beast, the haft with spiralling and mutli-faceted sections with foliated scrollworks within cartouches, the finial in the form of a deer's head with striking antlers
31in. (78.8cm.) long