Syrian Khanjar
Arab Bedouin
French Mandate of Syria (Syria)
Second quarter 20th century (ca. 1925 - 1945)
Steel, iron, silver
Blade: 15,9cm
Hilt & Blade: 28,6cm
Hilt, Bade, Sheath: 29,8cm
Collection Date: 2022
Collection Number: 301

Ex. American Art Market (2022)

A Syrian Bedouin khanjar from the time of the French Mandate period. The double- edge curved steel blade has remnants of silver overlay. The all steel composition of the hilt and sheath has silver overlay, most of which is now lost or faded. Two silver rosettes adorn the grip on the front side. Thick triangular pommel. Attached with an iron baldric ring.

Photograph 17: A Bedoiun boy, 1898. Photographed by the American Colony Photo Department in Palestine.

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