hi alex,
this does exist, and as you say, it is very rare. i know of a blade with an inlaid cartouche and bedouh, both of which are replicated within the wootz pattern, some inches above the inlay. (actually, it is the other way round, the inlay replicates the wootz signature)
it is created in the same way a ladder is done, just finer and more intricate. the blade in queston is in london, and has just come back from a temporary loan to paris.
fiegel did not write the definative book on wootz, just a comprehensive account of his own collection and a compilation of already known terms and reference. he did not own one, and probably wasnt aware they existed.
he didnt incude zig-zag ladders either (i think?) and these exist as well.
talented guys, these persians!
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