The legend of Ahmes is inlaid thereon in characters of lapis lazuli, carnelian, turquoise, and green felspar.

The blade is fixed in a cleft of the wood, and held in place by a plait-work of gold wire.

It is of black bronze, formerly gilt.

On one side, it is ornamented with lotus flowers upon a gold ground; on the other, Ahmes is represented in the act of slaying a barbarian, whom he grasps by the hair of the head.

Beneath this group, Mentu, the Egyptian war-god, is symbolised by a griffin with the head of an eagle.