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Dagger (Khanjar) with Sheath

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dagger has a curved blade with a pointed tip. The blade is silver-gray. The handle is white and shaped like a hook. The handle has gold embellishments. The sheath is black with a gray top. It has blue and white gems on it, arranged in a pattern of lines and shapes. The gems are sewn on with white thread. There are also gold lines on the sheath. The background of the image is light grey.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Steel, jade, gold, velvet, pearl, turquoise, wood
Culture:
Indian, Mughal
Dimensions:
351 × 624 px
Museum record:
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