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Dagger and Sheath

1750-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Middle East, Metalwork. For a dagger (Khanjar), wood covered in polychrome lacquer with a cartouche of a Qajar woman holding a flower, with silver mounts encrusted with stones and turquoises in a cone motif on one side and chased with scale ornament on the reverse. Iran; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.

Middle East, Metalwork. Chiselled watered steel blade with a pronounced medial rib with a panel of animal combat at the blade root. The ivory grip is carved with figurative motifs and calligraphic panels. Iran; Persian; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.


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
Middle East, Metalwork. For a dagger (Khanjar), wood covered in polychrome lacquer with a cartouche of a Qajar woman holding a flower, with silver mounts encrusted with stones and turquoises in a cone motif on one side and chased with scale ornament on the reverse. Iran; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.

Middle East, Metalwork. Chiselled watered steel blade with a pronounced medial rib with a panel of animal combat at the blade root. The ivory grip is carved with figurative motifs and calligraphic panels. Iran; Persian; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
Bibliographic reference
L.A. Mayer, Islamic Armourers and Their Works, Geneva: Albert Kundig, 1962, p.57.
Collection
Accession number
574&A-1876

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Record createdDecember 5, 2002
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