Please, take a look at this exotic silver work that imitate shark / ray skin. First one (lower) is on the handle and scabbard of saber in Chernigiv historical museum (Ukraine). Suppose that exhibit has Lvov' origin (XVII c).
Another one (upper) is from Moscow Kremlin – ceremonial saber of Russian emperors, also f.h. XVII c. (Local work of moscow' armourers).
Personally I never encountered something like this elsewhere.
Strongly need your help, colleagues! May be somebody knows about resembling tradition in metalworking, or saw close things somewhere? (reference in future book guaranteed
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