MUGHAL OR DECCANI, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A FINE INDIAN STABBING DAGGER (KATAR)
MUGHAL OR DECCANI, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the double-edged tapering blade carved on each side in shallow relief, the details inlaid in gold, one side with an elephant and mahout attacking a leopard, the other with a mounted noble watching an elephant trampling a man, the hilt with both arms and the double cross-piece very finely inlaid with stylised landscapes, the leading edges with meandering flowering vine, very slight damage to inlay
18½in. (47cm.) long
MUGHAL OR DECCANI, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the double-edged tapering blade carved on each side in shallow relief, the details inlaid in gold, one side with an elephant and mahout attacking a leopard, the other with a mounted noble watching an elephant trampling a man, the hilt with both arms and the double cross-piece very finely inlaid with stylised landscapes, the leading edges with meandering flowering vine, very slight damage to inlay
18½in. (47cm.) long