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9th November 2012, 02:19 PM
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Salaams Al Shamal, Its not a Mussandam axe but could be from India or Iran perhaps Malibar. See http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=axes for more on axes.
Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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11th November 2012, 07:04 PM
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Shokran Ibrahiim,
There are some similarities in the link you provided for sure The vendor had it in his personal collection for around 30 years in the UAE, however thats as much information as I have. It appears to have an Indo Persian influenced axe head.....does anyone have thoughts on: # the brass work style - pattern and shapes # the silver work style - pattern I'm hoping that these 2 styles of work can tell more of a story on the origin... 
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12th November 2012, 03:33 AM
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IT STRIKES ME AS SCANDINAVIAN BUT THATS JUST A WILD GUESS, WHATEVER IT IS I LIKE IT.
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18th November 2012, 11:08 AM
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Salam,
me to!
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18th November 2012, 03:47 PM
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Silver strip
Hello,
The silver strip looks like north indian or nepalese work. But it looks a bit strange with the rest of the axe. Greetz Ron |
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18th November 2012, 09:57 PM
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Oh god these axes are a puzzle sometimes.
What are those panels? are they the silver on brass parts you mention? |
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19th November 2012, 08:11 PM
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Salam,
Hmmm... Well there are 3 seperate panels. 1 is a silver patterned panel on the back and then the other 2 seperate side panels look to be brass patterned. The work is quite detailed and has a nice aging patina.
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20th November 2012, 02:47 PM
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Salaams Al Shamal ~ Interesting...Looks to me like someone has fitted the axehead up with a shaft that previously belonged on a hammer or perhaps a shovel even...I have looked at the decorated shaft but the only bell that rings is ... "I reckon the decorated strip with the swirls of what looks like wave or peacock feathers is in fact off some jewellery item" .. Perhaps it is a straightened out bangle? I think the same about the brass decoration. The axehead looks meaningful but I think there is artistic licence on the shaft...If its from the Mussandam its probably been played with ... but its an interesting item... got any more axes? A friend of mine up there has a couple of Mussandam Jers axes which are watered steel... When I get a picture I will publish here. There is also a brilliant Mussandam axes collection at Al Ain Museum. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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