A MUGHAL CELADON JADE DAGGER HANDLE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The blade issuing from a scrolling v-formed aperture, the handle then gently tapers to the rounded scrolling terminal which curls to one side, carved in relief to either end with narcissus flowerheads, bands of stylised leafy foliage travelling the edges of the handle
The jade handle, 5 1/8in. (13cm.) long
A MUGHAL CELADON JADE DAGGER HANDLE
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The blade issuing from a scrolling v-formed aperture, the handle then gently tapers to the rounded scrolling terminal which curls to one side, carved in relief to either end with narcissus flowerheads, bands of stylised leafy foliage travelling the edges of the handle
The jade handle, 5 1/8in. (13cm.) long
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