Ethiopian Gurade, c.1900
Rhinoceros horn hilt and later carved wood pommel, with 82 cm curved and fullered blade etched with stylised flowers and Amharic script, the forte with lion of Judah and profile of Menelik II (1844-1913), red leather scabbard.
Ethiopian Gurade, c.1900
Rhinoceros horn hilt and later carved wood pommel, with 82 cm curved and fullered blade etched with stylised flowers and Amharic script, the forte with lion of Judah and profile of Menelik II (1844-1913), red leather scabbard.
Curved, single-edged blade with quadruple, thin fuller next to the back. Horn, double “T”-hilt with brass, engraved cap. Leather scabbard with rare, gilded, metal mounts, pierced and engraved with braided spirals. Leather surface with geometrical imprints.
Curved, single-edged blade with quadruple, thin fuller next to the back. Horn, double “T”-hilt with brass, engraved cap. Leather scabbard with rare, gilded, metal mounts, pierced and engraved with braided spirals. Leather surface with geometrical imprints.
