Daggers with curled “pistol-grip” pommels became popular in the court of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707) around 1660 and regularly appeared in the portraits of Mughal and Deccani officials thereafter. The jade grip of this dagger is inlaid with silver foliate motifs set flush with the surface, a technique that recalls contemporary Bidri ware (from Bidar, in the Deccan), cast zinc vessels that are similarly inlaid with silver and gold.
Price: $12 – $451
Title: Dagger
Date: 17th–18th century
Geography: possibly Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Culture: Indian, Deccan, possibly Hyderabad
Medium: Steel, nephrite, silver, gold
Dimensions: H. 13 13/16 in. (35.1 cm); H. of blade 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Wt. 13.1 oz. (371.4 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number: 36.25.667
| size specs | 11 x 14: 27.9 x 35.6cm, 16 x 20: 41 x 51cm, 20 x 30: 51 x 76cm, 30 x 40: 76.2 x 101.6cm, 40 x 50 101,6 x 127cm, A0: 84.1 x 118.9cm, A1: 59.4 x 84.1cm, A2: 42 x 59.4cm, A3: 29.7 x 42cm, A4: 21 x 29.7cm |
|---|---|
| Material | Canson Lustre 310gsm, Canson Photographique 310gsm, High Gloss Film 165gsm |
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.