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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc
The scenes on both sides of the blade are elephants fighting and tiger hunting deer in koftgari (no brass work). Interesting that before I received it I also thought they are brass work.
The green stones I am pretty sure are glass but the red are rubies and the orange, probably agathe.
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Good picture, can you do the same for the other side? Looks to be a technique that is a bit more than koftgari, not sure exactly what you would call it. Is the metal under the carving treated in some way or is it rusted? Very unique, I do not remember seeing a blade made exactly that way before.