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A Tibetan classig long broad blade sword with scabbard, 19th Century.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
357 - 535 EUR
364 - 546 USD
Hammer price
6 500 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Tibetan classig long broad blade sword with scabbard, 19th Century.

classic form with a long broad blade with a distal taper and thick spine. Trefoil pommel with turkoise stone, its hilt construction is decorated with silver wire wrap. Lenght 88,5 cm.

Wear.

Literature

For comparative examples of Tibetan swords, please refer to Donald J. LaRocca's work "Warriors of the Himalayas, Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet".