Inv. no. LNS 216 J a,b
Blade forged from jawhar steel, ground, polished and lightly etched; hilt and scabbard nephrite, carved, polished, drilled and engraved by lapidary techniques, inlaid with gold and set with precious stones; quillons fabricated from thick sheet, engraved and inlaid with a black organic substance and set with precious stones
Height of dagger unsheathed 31.5 cm; height of dagger and scabbard 35 cm; width 5.7 cm
Hilt, quillons and scabbard, Turkey, ca. 2nd half 16th century AD; blade India, 2nd half 16th – 1st half 17th century AD
Hilt, quillions and scabbard, Turkey, ca. 2nd half 10th century AH; blade India, 2nd half 10th – 1st half 11th century AH
LNS 216 J a,b
Dagger made in the imperial Ottoman workshops, with gold-inlaid jade hilt and scabbard set with rubies, diamonds and emeralds, and finely engraved gold quillons