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THE HILT, MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY; BLADE OTTOMAN DATED AH 1215/1800-1 AD
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A JADE HILTED KNIFE
THE HILT, MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY; BLADE OTTOMAN DATED AH 1215/1800-1 AD
With single edged watered steel blade overlaid towards the hilt with a cusped panel of spiralling arabesques, the upper edge with the date of 1215, the pale green jade hilt of octagonal section terminating in a band of floral motifs carved in relief, the end with a stylised lotus blossom, blade corroded in places
11in. (29cm.) long
THE HILT, MUGHAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY; BLADE OTTOMAN DATED AH 1215/1800-1 AD
With single edged watered steel blade overlaid towards the hilt with a cusped panel of spiralling arabesques, the upper edge with the date of 1215, the pale green jade hilt of octagonal section terminating in a band of floral motifs carved in relief, the end with a stylised lotus blossom, blade corroded in places
11in. (29cm.) long