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

Scimitar

   

Detailed information

Name of the object

Scimitar

Inventory №

2059

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Overall length 730 mm, blade length 600 mm, blade width 35 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. There is one narrow channel on both sides. The hilt plaques are of black horn and spread out in two “ears” to either side. The scabbard is missing.
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