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Dagger and Sheath

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Curved double edged dagger (khanjar) and sheath


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Sheath
  • Dagger
  • Khanjar
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 createdSeptember 24, 2002
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