Inv. no. LNS 728 HS ab
Nephrite hilt, locket and chape carved and polished by lapidary means, engraved and inlaid with gold and set with gemstones in kundan technique; blade forged from jawhar steel, ground, polished and lightly etched, hatched and overlaid with gold; scabbard wood overlaid with velvet and fitted with jade locket and chape
Height of dagger 38.8 cm; width of dagger 7.3 cm; height of scabbard 28.7 cm; width of scabbard 7 cm
India, probably Deccan, ca. middle to 3rd quarter, 17th century AD
ca. middle to 3rd quarter, 11th century AH
LNS 728 HS a,b
Dagger and scabbard, the jade hilt and the scabbard’s locket and chape decorated with floral motifs inlaid with gold and set with rubies, diamonds and emeralds; upper part of the blade decorated with a flowering plant motif in two colours of gold