Late 16 C Kilij / Pala blade for discussion

rand · 9th December 2008, 08:57 PM

Here is a known 16th century example from Topkapi....

Dom · 14th December 2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rand

Here is a known 16th century example from Topkapi....

for me ...
the problem of Topkapi identification for what ever they show in display,
is subject at a lot of suspicions

when you see for instance;
- the wooden stick from Moïse, used by him to create miracles ...

- the wooden soup ban from Ibrahim (Abraham)

I doubt about their ability or their volontary to be correct ...

again 2 days ago (I still yet be in Istanbul) visited the Topkapi for the 4th time,
I was perplexed front to some identifications

à +

Dom

ariel · 14th December 2008, 09:12 PM

Well, the items you describe, just like some other objects allegedly belonging to Mohammed are strictly religious artifacts and as such are beyond any fruitful discussion.
This does not mean that many other objects ( swords included) related to the merely mortals are misidentified to a degree greater than in many ( if not all) other major museums.

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ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Well, the items you describe, just like some other objects allegedly belonging to Mohammed are strictly religious artifacts and as such are beyond any fruitful discussion. This does not mean that many other objects ( swords included) related to the merely mortals are misidentified to a degree greater than in many ( if not all) other major museums.