Piktura, skica, vizatime kostumesh popullore

[glaukus 001]

Nje tjeter model i thikes shqiptare. Kjo ka teh te drejte (gati 17 cm) dhe eshte e zbukuruar me ar. Kellefi eshte prej tunxhi dhe dallohet per stolisjen me motive osmane/turke....

This is a nice an interesting Kard knife, Balkan, probably from Albania. The blade is straight, single edge, 6 ¾ inches long decorated with gold koftgari. The grip is a single piece of walrus ivory, carved from the inner core of the tusk and showing the clear marble like structure of the ivory. The bolster is brass (clear Ottoman influence). The scabbard is wood covered with the original green velvet (faded and worn) and the locket and chape are steel inlaid with silver wires in a very typical ottoman style. The Albanian attribution is derived from the pommel shape of the hilt, which has resemblance to the classical Albanian jambiya’s hilts.

Koftgari - Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, -- a variety of damascening much used in the arts of India.