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Watered steel, inscribed with Arabic religious inscriptions in gold, with curtain of chain mail, lined with silk. Persian. L. with curtain 18 in., W. 6 ½ in. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ), 15s.\r\n\r\nDescription taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South  Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. 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