Persian weapons, along with Ottoman weapons, were popular in Poland even during the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The distance and subsequent wars with the Ottoman Empire limited the possibility of importing luxury goods from Persia, so they were often imitated.
The drawer shows several examples of weapons and equipment from the lands of today’s Iran.
Persia, 17th c.
Damascus steel, horn, gold, forging, inlay, engraving, polishing
Gift of Władysław ‘Sefer Pasza’ Kościelski, 1895
Persia, 18th c.
Damascus steel, bone, forging, engraving, polishing
Gift of Erazm Barącz, 1922
Persia, 18th c.
Damascus steel, gold, iron, brass, inlay, forging
Gift of Erazm Barącz, 1922
Ottoman Empire or Persia, 18th c.
Iron, wood, forging, openwork
Deposit of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London
Persia, 18th c.
Iron, gold, forging, inlay, openwork
Deposit of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London