Middle East, Metalwork. Watered steel crescent-shaped blade mounted on an octagonal hollow steel shaft, decorated with scrolling floral gold kuftkari and slender chiselled panels on both ends, with a silk cord lanyard and tassle attached by a brass ring at the base of the haft. There are bearings to make a jingling sound inside the haft, Iran, 19th century.; Islamic arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
