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Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
Persian wootz double spearhead
Finely crafted wootz blade, and golden inlays at the base.
Neyze (نیزه )
Persian word for spear/lance.
Persian wootz spearhead
Made using Persian wootz. Pronounced features, chiseled socket.
Persian wootz axe
With fine chiseled decoration and largely intact koftgari.
Central Asian dated kard 1709
With wootz blade inlaid in gold with the name of the maker and the owner.
Khātam
Persian word for a type of marquetry work.
Koftgarī (کوفت گری)
Persian word for inlay or overlay of precious metal on iron or steel.
Shamshir (شمشیر)
Persian word for a deeply curved sword with narrow blade.
Shikārgar
Word used for an Indian sword with hunting scenes.
Lahore talwar hilted shamshir
Persian wootz shamshir in a talwar hilt from Lahore.
Tarkash (ترکش )
Persian word for quiver, also used in North India.
Tīr (तीर)
Hindi loan word from Persian for "arrow" or "arrows".
Khanjar (خنجر)
Persian word for dagger.
Persian "khanjar" dagger
With finely chiseled steel hilt and scabbard
Fine mail shirt, Sikh Empire
With a lozenge pattern of brass rings.
Antique wootz Qur'an box
Description
This very well-made box is entirely made of wootz steel.