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A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY TABAR BATTLEAXE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
A PERSIAN ZAND DYNASTY TABAR BATTLEAXE
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
The massive head of double-bearded form and triangular section, tapering continuously in cross-section from the polygonal poll to the acute edge, inlaid with profiled brass strips and struck with a series of maker's marks and engraved in meandering lineal motifs. With numerous Alevid inscriptions evoking the name of 'Ali.On its robust hardwood haft intended for two-handed use .First half of the 18th century.Worn overall. Overall length 104.7 cm. Condition II