Dagger

57-22-5A

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 57-22-5A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India
Date Made 18th Century
Section Asian
Materials Steel
Description

Very slender blade, square in section, tapering. Hilt so shaped that owner, attending royal audiences, could rest his arm upon it while sitting on the ground. Hilt terminates in stylized heads.

Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Anton S. Lau, 1957

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