Dagger (Jambiya) ca. 1825-50 Iranian While figural representations are uncommon in Islamic art outside of painting, human figures are regularly encountered in Iranian art from the Qajar period (1797-1925), which was strongly influenced by European models. The ivory grip of this dagger is carved with the figure of a Sufi mystic, who is identifiable from his pointed hat, staff topped with a hoopoe (an exotic bird mentioned in the Qur'an), and beggars bowl suspended on his arm. One of the carved inscriptions alludes to the weapons power: “The handle of your dagger is world-seizing.”. Dagger (Jambiya) 25032

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Dagger (Jambiya) ca. 1825-50 Iranian While figural representations are uncommon in Islamic art outside of painting, human figures are regularly encountered in Iranian art from the Qajar period (1797-1925), which was strongly influenced by European models. The ivory grip of this dagger is carved with the figure of a Sufi mystic, who is identifiable from his pointed hat, staff topped with a hoopoe (an exotic bird mentioned in the Qur'an), and beggars bowl suspended on his arm. One of the carved inscriptions alludes to the weapons power: “The handle of your dagger is world-seizing.”. Dagger (Jambiya) 25032

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