A Mughal jade-hilted gold-koftgari steel dagger (khanjar) North India, 18th Century
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A Mughal jade-hilted gold-koftgari steel dagger (khanjar)
North India, 18th Century
the double-edged steel blade of curved form, the forte decorated in foliate gold overlay, the jade hilt of pistol-grip form with curved foliate quillons, carved with floral and foliate motifs, traces of gold paint
39.5 cm. long
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Provenance
Private UK collection, formed in the mid 20th Century, and thence by descent.
A comparable dagger is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (accession no. 36.25.679).
North India, 18th Century
the double-edged steel blade of curved form, the forte decorated in foliate gold overlay, the jade hilt of pistol-grip form with curved foliate quillons, carved with floral and foliate motifs, traces of gold paint
39.5 cm. long
Footnotes:
Provenance
Private UK collection, formed in the mid 20th Century, and thence by descent.
A comparable dagger is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (accession no. 36.25.679).
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A Mughal jade-hilted gold-koftgari steel dagger (khanjar) North India, 18th Century
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