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Old 29th June 2008, 12:51 AM   #1
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Default Antique arabic calligraphy in bronze (I know its not a sword)

What do you peeps display with your weapons?
I just love Indian, indo-persian and arabic bronzes! I always have some to make my display of weapons from those cultures look a bit less like something Hannibal Lecter would own.
I've just picked this one up and wanted to share because it has really fine carving and calligraphy for a bronze dish. The patina on the 'front' was too patchy to save so I've polished it carefully and I'll let it dull back now. The back has a beautiful dark antique patina which I think may be leading me towards an 18thC date for this one.
Unfortunately I read Arabic like I breathe underwater!
The plate is about 35cm across, and is very thick weighing in at about 1kg.













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