Help requested on Islamic? inscriptions on a heavy axe

Jeff Pringle · 15th June 2009, 07:33 AM

Looks like you are keeping your axe in better shape than the museum, Lee!

The question mark behind the European is because the first thing I free-associated with the scroll work on the axe was the engraving on an antique British shotgun I recently saw; but then I remembered Belgian and German examples as well; it was (and still is) a popular way to style engraved gun embellishments in Britain, Europe and America. I’ve noticed a few Indian scrolls that are decorated similarly, but the Indian scrolls are usually rendered more naturalistically, they look more ‘plant-like.’
Here is a good example of the variable line weight & other elements that make a scroll look Persian in my eyes:

15th June 2009, 07:33 AM	#11
Jeff Pringle Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 189	Looks like you are keeping your axe in better shape than the museum, Lee! The question mark behind the European is because the first thing I free-associated with the scroll work on the axe was the engraving on an antique British shotgun I recently saw; but then I remembered Belgian and German examples as well; it was (and still is) a popular way to style engraved gun embellishments in Britain, Europe and America. I’ve noticed a few Indian scrolls that are decorated similarly, but the Indian scrolls are usually rendered more naturalistically, they look more ‘plant-like.’ Here is a good example of the variable line weight & other elements that make a scroll look Persian in my eyes: Attached Images