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
