art-of-swords: Mughal Dagger Dated: 17th - 18th...

art-of-swords:

Mughal Dagger

• Dated: 17th - 18th century 
  
• Culture: Indian
  
• Medium: damask steel, rock crystal, gold, leather and precious stones
  
• Measurements: overall lenght 33.7 cm
  

One of the interesting exhibits in the Hermitage is a dagger with a rock crystal handle embellished with a gold mesh of quatrefoil medallions. A ruby is set in the centre of each medallion. The shape of the blade is typical of 17th-century India, but it is undecorated. The crosspiece is set with small diamonds and rubies. The leather sheath in a gold cover was made later and, most probably in Turkey, in the 18th or early 19th century.

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