LNS 216 J a,b

Ottoman dagger

Ottoman dagger with jade hilt and scabbard inlaid with gold and precious stones, blade from India

Inv. no. LNS 216 J a,b
Jawhar steel blade forged, polished, etched; nephrite hilt and scabbard engraved and set with stones; gold quillons engraved and inlaid
Dagger height 31.5 cm; dagger+scabbard 35 cm; width 5.7 cm
Turkey hilt/scabbard, ca. 2nd half 16th century AD; India blade 16th–17th century AD
Turkey hilt/scabbard, ca. 10th century AH; India blade 10th–11th century AH

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