A MUGHAL JADE HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR)
NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
With double-edged gently recurving blade, forte reinforced with a panel with a lattice of gilt lozenge-shaped facets beneath a band of palmettes, the pistol-grip jade hilt also with a lattice of lozenge-shaped facets, each side of the terminal with a small ruby set in a gold mount, blade and hilt possibly associated
13½in. (34.9cm.) long
A MUGHAL JADE HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR)
NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
With double-edged gently recurving blade, forte reinforced with a panel with a lattice of gilt lozenge-shaped facets beneath a band of palmettes, the pistol-grip jade hilt also with a lattice of lozenge-shaped facets, each side of the terminal with a small ruby set in a gold mount, blade and hilt possibly associated
13½in. (34.9cm.) long
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