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Yemeni dagger (Jambiya) and its belt Arabian Peninsula. Curved steel blade, horn handle decorated with cabochons and a ring with granules, the scabbard covered with silver plates with alternating geometric patterns, the belt embroidered with gold and polychrome threads.
REGION: Yemen
MATERIAL: Steel, leather, horn, textile, metal, silver-plated metal
PERIOD: 20th century
DIMENSION: 31.5cm x 15cm (with 108cm belt)
Ref: 074K56BZVS