Three weapons and a stirrup

Description:

India/Persia, 18th/19th c.
L. 46 - 51 cm; B.ca. 1 - 18 cm
Steel, partially decorated with floral ornamentation in gold inlay (koftgari), including a spearhead and a battle axe "zaghnal".
From the collection of the art dealer and collector Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected from the 1950s onwards, largely documented in inscriptions from 1998 through drawings and Persian descriptions. Partly documented in exhibition catalogues since the 1970s- Traces of use, minor wear