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10th May 2009, 05:34 PM
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Choora: where from?
Looks like a regular Choora from Afghanistan. However, it is decorated with a line of small turquoises at the bolster on each side, in a Central Asian ( Bukhara, Khiva) fashion.
Did the Afghani ( Mahsood) use the technique? |
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10th May 2009, 05:51 PM
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Ariel
I agree it does has a Bukharan look to it. The ones I have seen usually have enamel paint instead of stones as does the one pictured below. Yours a nice and different example. |
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10th May 2009, 08:47 PM
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Hi Ariel,
It is a very nice old Choora that you have! I haven’t seen anything like this before - I mean a silver panel with turquoises on this kind of dagger… I have a Choora with similar handle and blade, but without this decoration. I do not think that it is a Bukhara dagger anyway  Mine has an old worn Arabian tag on the scabbard, maybe it can clear something concerning exact origin of this type of Choora...
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