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

Scimitar

Detailed information

Name of the object

Ятаган

Inventory №

2068

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, deeply curved to the inner cutting edge, partly hardened. Distinct T-shaped reverse of the blade. The hilt plaques are of black horn and spread out in two “ears” to either side, characteristic of the type. The scabbard is missing.
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