Sword ("Shamshir")

Title:

Sword ("Shamshir")

Date:

18th century (Early Modern)

Description:

The scalloped blade is inscribed with an Arabic couplet: “In cowardice is shame, and in boldness is nobility. For man does not by cowardice escape from fate.”For the latest information about this object, swords; scimitars, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ottoman DynastyInscriptions: [Translation] Inscribed on blade: In cowardice is shame, and in boldness is nobility; for a man does not by cowardice escape from fate.Reign: Style:

Type:

arms & armor

Type (Narrower):

Armaments

Type (Broader):

Object

Subject:

Culture: Islamic

Provenance:

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Medium:

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: horn

Extent:

Dimensions: 14 15/16 x 34 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (38 x 88.5 x 3.5 cm)

Rights:

Public Domain

Identifier:

51.13

Is part of:

ISL, ARM
Islamic Art

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