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25th October 2011, 08:36 PM
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Oh haha, sorry I somehow thought you have made this topic!
Valid opinion, I'd wait for Stephen's assessment. A very interesting piece non the less! |
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25th October 2011, 11:41 PM
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...thank you for your interest in this one.
Did I post them upside down? I can't find a Sultan of Darfur or a King of Sennar with that name - the merchant idea is quite plausible. It does seem to be a first in that while engraved or etched inscriptions abound, I have never come across an Arabic stamp on one of these swords. Is it a tughra? |
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25th October 2011, 11:54 PM
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Not a tughra as far as I've seen them if you mean the classical definition of an Ottaman ruler's stamp...
I also think it's odd this is only a name, not a phrase, a verse or anything else. Glad the merchant idea seems plausible, because beyond that I'm out of ideas. |
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28th October 2011, 08:23 PM
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