Inv. no. LNS 13 HS a,b
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 (the ‘watered’ surface destroyed by ‘repolishing’ and heating, perhaps at the time of the making of the scabbard); scabbard wood overlaid with gold sheet and champlevé-enameled, fitted with jade locket and chape
Height of dagger 35.5 cm; width of dagger 5.3 cm; height of scabbard 28.3 cm; width of scabbard 4.6 cm
India, probably Deccan, the hilt, locket and chape ca. mid 17th century AD; scabbard ca. earlier 18th century AD
the hilt, locket and chape ca. mid 11th century AH; scabbard ca. earier 12th century AH India, probably Deccan, the hilt, locket and chape ca. mid-17th century AD; scabbard ca. earlier 18th century AD
LNS 13 HS a,b
Dagger and scabbard, the form and decoration of the jade hilt of floral character, inlaid with gold and set with rubies, diamonds and emeralds; blade discolored by recent heating; scabbard gold, champlevé-enamelled with flowering plant motifs, fitted with jade locket and chape inlaid with gold and set with rubies and emeralds