Mughal Dagger (Khanjar)
North India, 18th or 19th century
Jade, steel
35 cm long (overall); 13.5 cm long (the hilt)
35 cm long (overall); 13.5 cm long (the hilt)
A6200
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Provenance: Prominent French private collector (d. 2016).
A Mughal khanjar, comprising pistol grip jade hilt and a watered steel curved double-edge blade. The jade hilt is decorated with floral sprays. A similar dagger, also dated to the 18th or 19th century, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (no. 36.25.563). A hilt with similar floral relief is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (no. 02555(IS)).
A Mughal khanjar, comprising pistol grip jade hilt and a watered steel curved double-edge blade. The jade hilt is decorated with floral sprays. A similar dagger, also dated to the 18th or 19th century, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (no. 36.25.563). A hilt with similar floral relief is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (no. 02555(IS)).