A Persian Peshkabz for comment and help with translation

Battara · 20th December 2022, 04:15 AM

It also seems that there may have been some gold leaf, plating, or something in the recesses of the inscriptions.

GePi · 20th December 2022, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

It also seems that there may have been some gold leaf, plating, or something in the recesses of the inscriptions.

It might look a bit like that in the pictures, probably a trick of the light because there is nothing there.
If you look closely you will see, that the background is polished smooth on the backstrap with the inscription, but is knurled on the spine and the frontstrap to help the gold to adhere. Didn't help unfortunately

(I am pretty sure the gold was scraped out intentionally).

francantolin · 20th December 2022, 09:20 PM

Amazing antique piece in mint conditions !
Congratulations !
What are the dimensions ??

ariel · 21st December 2022, 01:18 AM

Is the last quarter of the blade bent sidewise?

GePi · 21st December 2022, 05:03 AM

Dimensions:
Full length 38 cm (including lanyard ring)
Blade length 26,5 cm
Weight 407g

So it is a decently sized specimen.

Also no sideways bend, just the angle of photography that catches the pronounced upwards curve near the tip.

20th December 2022, 04:15 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	It also seems that there may have been some gold leaf, plating, or something in the recesses of the inscriptions.

20th December 2022, 09:20 PM	#3
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Amazing antique piece in mint conditions ! Congratulations ! What are the dimensions ??

21st December 2022, 01:18 AM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Is the last quarter of the blade bent sidewise?

21st December 2022, 05:03 AM	#5
GePi Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Germany Posts: 95	Dimensions: Full length 38 cm (including lanyard ring) Blade length 26,5 cm Weight 407g So it is a decently sized specimen. Also no sideways bend, just the angle of photography that catches the pronounced upwards curve near the tip.