Persian or Indo-Persian?

Gavin Nugent · 25th November 2007, 11:12 PM

Hi, can anyone establish what it is I have here. From what I can find it appears to be a late 1700's Persian horseman's axe, the haft is very unusual with the twists and octagonal sections joining the way they do in the middle. It appears to have Islamic script on the sides and hammer part of the head. The gold koftgari is still present on a number of surfaces. I would love to clean this up a little as I am sure from what I can see under the patina there may well be some wonderful steel work. Maybe the image of the three gods or prophets on the head can tell more about it....

thanks
Gavin

25th November 2007, 11:12 PM	#1
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Persian or Indo-Persian? Hi, can anyone establish what it is I have here. From what I can find it appears to be a late 1700's Persian horseman's axe, the haft is very unusual with the twists and octagonal sections joining the way they do in the middle. It appears to have Islamic script on the sides and hammer part of the head. The gold koftgari is still present on a number of surfaces. I would love to clean this up a little as I am sure from what I can see under the patina there may well be some wonderful steel work. Maybe the image of the three gods or prophets on the head can tell more about it.... thanks Gavin Attached Images