ISBN:
9780500970805
Language:
English
Pages:
504 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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28 cm
DDC:
739.70745367
Keywords:
Sabah, Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad Catalogs Art collections
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Majmūʿat al-Ṣabāḥ (Kuwait, Kuwait)
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Majmūʻat al-Ṣabāḥ (Kuwait, Kuwait) Catalogs Art collections
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Weapons India
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Armor India
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Jewelry India
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Weapons Catalogs
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Weapons Catalogs Private collections
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Armor Catalogs Private collections
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Jewelry Catalogs Private collections
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Armor Catalogs
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Jewelry Catalogs
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Bildband
;
Indien
;
Prunkwaffe
;
Ornament
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Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah
;
Indien
;
Prunkwaffe
;
Ornament
Abstract:
This collection of nearly 200 jewelled weapons and priceless accoutrements from the Indian subcontinent was assembled over many decades by Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussah al-Sabah for The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. Produced for aristocratic patrons who valued the arts, these richly decorated edged weapons and other princely objects bear witness to the legendary opulence and refinement of the Indian courts during the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Many incorporate decorative features originating in Central Asia, the Iranian world, China, and even Renaissance Europe, testifying to centuries of trade, travel and warfare. At the same time, these ornate and uniquely Indian weapons are masterpieces of a long and unparalleled tradition of artistic craftsmanship on the subcontinent, displaying distinctive techniques of gemstone setting, hardstone carving, enamelling and blade damascening
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