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Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)

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Steel gold ivory (walrus) silver turquoise pearls rubies, Turkish Istanbul
Rights: Public Domain
Arms and Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Lila Acheson Wallace Gift 1993
Title: Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
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Steel gold ivory (walrus) silver turquoise pearls rubies, Turkish Istanbul.

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