Syrian Dagger
Here is a pretty interesting old dagger from Syria. The fittings are nielloed silver; the handle is made of Rhino horn.
It is known that a lot of Circassians have settled in Syria in 19th century – can someone confirm that the fittings are Circassian in style? There were Jewish and Armenian silversmiths in Syria who have made nielloed silver as well.
Can somebody translate the inscriptions? Maybe they can tell the production time and the silversmiths’ name?
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