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Dagger and Sheath

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

Middle East, Metalwork. Iran; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.

Middle East, Metalwork. For a dagger (Khanjar), wood, covered in tooled black leather with polychrome lacquered floral ornament, red painted edges and a chiselled brass tip. There is a pierced silver suspension loop with an incised silver washer on one side. 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. Iran; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.

Middle East, Metalwork. For a dagger (Khanjar), wood, covered in tooled black leather with polychrome lacquered floral ornament, red painted edges and a chiselled brass tip. There is a pierced silver suspension loop with an incised silver washer on one side. Iran; Persian; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
Collection
Accession number
733&A-1889

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Record createdDecember 5, 2002
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