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SWORD called Dha
Burma - Myanmar, 19th century
Iron, silver, wood, cotton and marine ivory
Total length : 40 cm
Length of dagger : 39 cm ; Length of blade : 25 cm
(restoration and old crack)
Dagger with a single-edged wrought iron blade ending in a bevelled tip.
The cylindrical section of the spindle is two-thirds made of marine ivory, while the ferrule is made of wood, covered with a silver yoke with filigree decoration.
The scabbard is made of wood covered with silver and decorated with filigree applied in friezes or rosettes. Braiding of pink cotton line.
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