£280
A 19TH CENTURY SUDANESE RITUAL KNIFE, THE BLADE WITH ELABORATE CALIGRAPHIC DECORATION. A most unusual Sudanese ritual knife with a broad leaf shaped blade 20 x 14 cm, inscribed across the entirety of both surfaces with Arabic script. On a short bone hilt. 32 x 14 cm. "A similar trowel shaped knife is illustrated on page 365 in Stone's Glossary".
Slight rubbing and marking to surfaces. Collection number to the blade. A fine rare item.
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