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Chopping Tool with Red and Black Decoration
(Islamic World )
This small chopping tool is of unknown use. The ivory handle is decorated with red and black punching. The Damascus steel blade has openwork panels with inscriptions at the tang. The Arabic inscription includes the date 1189 Hijra (AD 1775-1776) and a portion of a Qur'anic verse.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1980 | Islamic Insights. Katonah Gallery, Katonah. |
| 1940 | Exhibition of Persian Art. Iranian Institute, New York. |
Geographies
India
(Place of Origin)
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 5 7/16 × W: 2 3/8 × D: 1 1/8 in. (13.8 × 6.1 × 2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
52.101