GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This dagger has an Islamic curved steel blade. The ornament on the scabbard is an intricate combination of varied metal techniques, including repoussé, filigree, engraving, appliqué decorations, and mesh rings. The craftsman's name is inscribed on the back of the hilt: "Made by Mohammed Mirwan."
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- Anne Bromberg, Label text.
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Oman: TGN: 1000131
Process/materials
applied decoration: AAT: 300229940
engraving (action): AAT: 300053829
filigree: AAT: 300220293
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
steel (alloy): AAT: 30013375
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
Subject terms
blades (tool and equipment components): AAT: 300024917
daggers (weapons): AAT: 300037058
Islam: AAT: 300073715
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
scabbards: AAT: 300037139
weapons: AAT: 300036926
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PROVENANCE
1998: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Caltex Petroleum Corporation
The main source for this provenance is the Deed of Gift from Caltex Petroleum Corporation to the Dallas Museum of Art, dated October 5, 1998, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File.
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General Description
This dagger has an Islamic curved steel blade. The ornament on the scabbard is an intricate combination of varied metal techniques, including repoussé, filigree, engraving, appliqué decorations, and mesh rings. The craftsman's name is inscribed on the back of the hilt: "Made by Mohammed Mirwan."
Excerpt from
- Anne Bromberg, Label text.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Oman: TGN: 1000131
Process/materials
applied decoration: AAT: 300229940
engraving (action): AAT: 300053829
filigree: AAT: 300220293
repoussé: AAT: 300054023
steel (alloy): AAT: 30013375
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
Subject terms
blades (tool and equipment components): AAT: 300024917
daggers (weapons): AAT: 300037058
Islam: AAT: 300073715
metalwork: AAT: 300015336
scabbards: AAT: 300037139
weapons: AAT: 300036926
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1998: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Caltex Petroleum Corporation
The main source for this provenance is the Deed of Gift from Caltex Petroleum Corporation to the Dallas Museum of Art, dated October 5, 1998, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File.
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