Project “Creation and presentation of digitally accessible cultural heritage of Shumen Municipality”

Scimitar

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Detailed information

Name of the object

Scimitar

Inventory №

2054

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Overall length 725 mm, blade length 580 mm, blade width 30 mm

Method of acquisition and location

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

Iron blade, slightly curved to the inner cutting edge, partly hardened. There is one narrow channel on both sides. There is decoration on them – an inscription in Arabian and floral motifs, inlaid on the blade with white metal. The hilt plaques are covered with metal, fastened with four ornated rivets and the characteristic of the type “ears”. Rich decoration on the hilt – embossed with gilded metal. The scabbard is missing.
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Administrative contract on the project “Creation and presentation of digitally accessible cultural heritage of the Municipality of Shumen, according to the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021, Program “Cultural entrepreneurship, heritage and cooperation”, Result 1 “Improved management of cultural heritage”, Under result 1.2 “Digitally accessible objects of cultural heritage”

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