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INDIA, MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY
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A pistol-grip dagger, Khanjar
India, Mughal, 18th Century
The celadon jade hilt with curved pommel finely carved with flowers, leaves and scrolling vines in relief, inlaid with scrolling tendrils in gold at the center, the curving steel shaft with single flute, the scabbard of later date with silvered metal fittings decorated with lotus flowers in relief
18 in. (47.7 cm) long
India, Mughal, 18th Century
The celadon jade hilt with curved pommel finely carved with flowers, leaves and scrolling vines in relief, inlaid with scrolling tendrils in gold at the center, the curving steel shaft with single flute, the scabbard of later date with silvered metal fittings decorated with lotus flowers in relief
18 in. (47.7 cm) long