Lot 384 A FOUR-RINGED SILVER JAMBIYA, OMAN OR YEMEN EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3006984

A curving, double-edged blade with a pronounced medial ridge and a wooden hilt, partly clad in silver. The scabbard, tapering in form, is beautifully decorated with panels of silver chased with floral and leaf scrolls. The mid-section is raised and features four rings for attaching it to a belt.
Length hilt and scabbard approx. 30 cm.
Length blade approx. 15 cm.