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Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an IrisUnknown ArtistIndiac.1650No linguistic contentExtent: 35 x 3.5 cm (13 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.) max. with jade handle: 35 x 8.7 x 2 cm (13 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 13/16 in.)Materials/Techniques: Watered steel blade with jade hiltWeapons and AmmunitionIndian craftsmen were famous for their metallurgical skills since ancient times, and especially for their steel. This dagger has the wavy patterns typical of high-quality watered steel, as well as a jade hilt in the shape of an iris which exemplifies the graceful realism of Mughal art. Notes from the Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002.daggerMughalMughal period, 932-1274/1526-1858Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.Rights: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeHarvard Art Museums