Dague en acier et manche en cristal de roche (khanjar),...
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Dague en acier et manche en cristal de roche (khanjar), Inde XVIIIe siècle
A rock-crystal-hilted steel dagger (khanjar), India, 18th Century
the double-edged steel blade of curved form with two fullers and inscription in nagari to one side, the rock crystal hilt of pistol form with upwards scrolling quillons, the pommel set with paste, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with gilt-copper mounts
35.5 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: including the number '6', otherwise undeciphered.
An example of a gem set rock crystal hilt dated to the late 17th/ early 18th Century is in R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, London, 2013, p. 24, cat. 61.
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PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Dague en acier et manche en cristal de roche (khanjar), Inde XVIIIe siècle
A rock-crystal-hilted steel dagger (khanjar), India, 18th Century
the double-edged steel blade of curved form with two fullers and inscription in nagari to one side, the rock crystal hilt of pistol form with upwards scrolling quillons, the pommel set with paste, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with gilt-copper mounts
35.5 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: including the number '6', otherwise undeciphered.
An example of a gem set rock crystal hilt dated to the late 17th/ early 18th Century is in R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour, London, 2013, p. 24, cat. 61.
