Lot 295
- 295
A gilt bronze dervish staff, India, 19th century
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
the straight rounded shaft with broad flattened base chiselled with an arcade of palmettes, the upper faceted section with quatrefoils on a punched ground, the serpentine hilt with inscription and lotus bud terminal, with later gilding
Catalogue Note
inscriptions
On one side the bismillah and on the other side, the shahada.
On one side the bismillah and on the other side, the shahada.