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Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an Iris
Unknown Artist
India
c.1650
No linguistic content
Extent: 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 hilt
Weapons and Ammunition
Indian 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.
dagger
Mughal
Mughal period, 932-1274/1526-1858
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.Rights: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Harvard Art Museums