Steel bazuband with koftgari decoration, India, 19th century Articulated arm bracelet in three plates, one square, the other two poly-lobed, in steel with koftgari gold decoration of religious formulas in cursive Arabic surrounded by flowers, the Bismillah on the side plates, the formula "Nasr min Allah wa Fath Gharîb" ("With Allah's help, victory is near") in an eight-pointed star. 4.8 x 14 cm Traces of oxidation, small areas of gilding.