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Summary

Artist
Unknown artist Unknown artist
Description
English: Dagger with horse head pommel, detail. India, Mughal dynasty, 17th century. Blade: Damascus steel inlaid with gold; hilt: jade with carved decoration, inlaid with gold and semi-precious stones.
Français : Poignard à tête de cheval, détail du manche. Inde, dynastie moghole, XVIIe siècle. Lame en acier à décor doré ; manche en jade incrusté d'or kundan , de rubis et d'émeraudes.
Dimensions L. 50.5 cm (19 ¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Islamic Art, Denon, lower ground floor, room B, showcase 83B
Accession number
R 890 (OA 7891)
Credit line Former collections of Salomon de Rothschild; purchase, 1927
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
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