A SOUTH INDIAN IVORY HILTED DAGGER (KHANJARLI)
VIZIANAGRAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, 18TH CENTURY
The strongly recurved tapering watered-steel blade with armour-piercing tip and pronounced medial ridge, the top of the blade decorated with gold damascened floral vine, the plain ivory-faced hilt of typical form with circular flowerhead rivets set with pink glass
13¾in. (34.9cm.) long
A SOUTH INDIAN IVORY HILTED DAGGER (KHANJARLI)
VIZIANAGRAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, 18TH CENTURY
The strongly recurved tapering watered-steel blade with armour-piercing tip and pronounced medial ridge, the top of the blade decorated with gold damascened floral vine, the plain ivory-faced hilt of typical form with circular flowerhead rivets set with pink glass
13¾in. (34.9cm.) long
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