A GEM SET JADE HILTED DAGGER, NORTH INDIA, 1620-1640
A GEM SET JADE HILTED DAGGER
NORTH INDIA, 1620-1640
The hilt with split pommel and set with rubies and emeralds decorated with two birds and floral sprays on each side, the tip of the hilt in a v-shape design also gem set, watered-steel blade, later associated wooden scabbard with gilt copper fittings
14 7/8 ins. (27.8 cm.) long; scabbard 11 ins. (28 cm.) long
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A GEM SET JADE HILTED DAGGER
NORTH INDIA, 1620-1640
The hilt with split pommel and set with rubies and emeralds decorated with two birds and floral sprays on each side, the tip of the hilt in a v-shape design also gem set, watered-steel blade, later associated wooden scabbard with gilt copper fittings
14 7/8 ins. (27.8 cm.) long; scabbard 11 ins. (28 cm.) long