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Sword "kaskara" with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard and two knives, Sudan / Ethiopia, Bedja, Beni Amer, Hadendoa, Bideyat, Size: L: 100 cm (sword) 106 cm (scabbard) 28,5 cm & 30,5 cm (knives) (L: 39.4 inch (sword) 41.7 inch (scabbard) 11.2 inch & 12.0 inch (knives)), ID: 3050564
Sword "kaskara" with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard and two knives, Sudan / Ethiopia, Bedja, Beni Amer, Hadendoa, Bideyat, Size: L: 100 cm (sword) 106 cm (scabbard) 28,5 cm & 30,5 cm (knives) (L: 39.4 inch (sword) 41.7 inch (scabbard) 11.2 inch & 12.0 inch (knives)), ID: 3050564 - 2/3 Sword "kaskara" with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard and two knives, Sudan / Ethiopia, Bedja, Beni Amer, Hadendoa, Bideyat, Size: L: 100 cm (sword) 106 cm (scabbard) 28,5 cm & 30,5 cm (knives) (L: 39.4 inch (sword) 41.7 inch (scabbard) 11.2 inch & 12.0 inch (knives)), ID: 3050564 - 3/3
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Lot 332
102nd Auction

Sword "kaskara" with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard and two knives ·  Sudan / Ethiopia, Bedja, Beni Amer, Hadendoa, Bideyat · ID: 3050564

sold EUR 450
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Size
L: 100 cm (sword)
106 cm (scabbard)
28,5 cm & 30,5 cm (knives)
L: 39.4 inch (sword)
41.7 inch (scabbard)
11.2 inch & 12.0 inch (knives)

Description

metal, wood, crocodile skin, bone,

The blade of the sword as well as the two knife blades are etched on both sides with religious formulae and signs in Arabic Thuluth script.

The object Sword “kaskara” with crocodile skin covered wooden scabbard and two knives with the object ID 3050564 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 332 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.

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