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The sheath (foukari) features dense repoussé decoration with double-headed eagles, lions, serpent-shaped dragons, scenes of lions fighting dragons, fortified towns, a sailing ship, floral motifs, and trophies including the Doge of Venice’s cap. Along its spine runs repoussé ornamentation with vegetal and floral motifs, a serpent-like dragon, a cross, and the initials ΧΓΖ. The upper part of the sheath, the zeki, is composed of nine parallel bands with rope-like rings, and its tip takes the form of a sea dragon. The off-white bone handle is made of two pieces (manikia), fastened with three rows of double rivets on each side, and joined with a silver band (tsemberliki) engraved with floral motifs. At the top of the tsemberliki is a recess into which fits a small pair of tongs (masia), used for handling hookah coals and other tasks. On one side of the blade, engraved lions flank a laurel wreath enclosing the date 1291 of the Islamic calendar (1874), along with the Greek inscription “Crete 1874.” Toward the tip of the blade, a wavy cypress tree with a bird is depicted. Along the opposite side, engraved images include a floral column with a bird perched on top and a long snake-like figure. The spine of the blade bears chiseled vegetal designs. The sheath is adorned with a silver ornamental tassel (kiousteki) featuring relief flowers and pendants in the shape of pistols, knives, iron balls, and crescents with stars, stamped with the tughra (imperial monogram) of Sultan Abdülaziz (r. 1861–1876). length: 55 cm.; length with sheath: 59.5 cm. Cretan artisans brought the metalworking technique of repoussé to a masterful level. Their designs were created with such plasticity and technical precision that they often appear three-dimensional. In Chania, the present-day Sifaka Street was once the district of Makheradika or Bitsakzidika—named after the Turkish word bıçak, meaning a type of knife.