A Moghul dagger with steel blade and mottled celadon jade handle in the form of an elephant head with a tiger springing up to the trunk, the handle inset in gilt and foiled red gems, velvet scabbard -- 15 3/8in. (39cms) long, 18th/19th century.

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A Moghul dagger with steel blade and mottled celadon jade handle in the form of an elephant head with a tiger springing up to the trunk, the handle inset in gilt and foiled red gems, velvet scabbard -- 15 3/8in. (39cms) long, 18th/19th century.
See Colour Plate 12.

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