Name of Object:

Sword with scabbard

Location:

Fez, Morocco

Holding Institution:

Ethnographic Museum

 About Ministry of Culture, Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Fez

Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silver, enamelled; gold inlay

Description:

A sword and scabbard decorated with geometric and floral motifs and crafted in southern Morocco in the 19th century. Sword blades were imported from Europe, especially from Toledo in Spain, or from Damascus in Syria.

Citation of this web page:

"Sword with scabbard" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;ma;58;en

MWNF Working Number: MO 058