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Dagger and Sheath

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Middle East, Metalwork. Curved watered steel, double-edged blade with a pronounced medial rib with gold kuftkari floral ornament, and a carved rock crystal grip with an engraved silver mount. Indo-persian, 18th century. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.

Middle East, Metalwork. For a dagger (Khanjar), black tooled leather over a wooden core with an ivory tip. 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)
  • Dagger
  • Khanjar
  • Sheath
Brief description
Middle East, Metalwork. Curved watered steel, double-edged blade with a pronounced medial rib with gold kuftkari floral ornament, and a carved rock crystal grip with an engraved silver mount. Indo-persian, 18th century. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.

Middle East, Metalwork. For a dagger (Khanjar), black tooled leather over a wooden core with an ivory tip. Iran; Persian; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
Collection
Accession number
576&A-1876

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Record createdDecember 2, 2002
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