Dagger and Sheath
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| Place of origin |
Curved double edged dagger (khanjar) and sheath
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Curved watered steel dagger (khanjar) decorated with gold kuftkari, with a carved dark green jade hilt inlaid with silver floral ornament. The sheath is tooled leather with silver mounts. The blade and sheath Iranian and 18th century. The hilt probably Turkish and early 17th century |
| Physical description | Curved double edged dagger (khanjar) and sheath |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 683&A-1889 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2002 |
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