£150 - £200
A SUBSTANTIAL PERSIAN OR OTTOMAN TWO HANDLED AXE. With a heavy duty steel head with curved blade decorated with inlay and chiseled Islamic Koranic script (granting guaranteed victory and fidelity) on a thick hardwood shaft with metal fitting to the end. The head 24.5 cm x 24 cm. 104 cm overall.
A similar example is in the collection of the Royal; Ontario Museum catalogue number 924.55.44.
Good example with some light marking to the blade.
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