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A Mughal Rock-Crystal Hilted Steel Dagger (Peshkabz)

Description

with straight watered steel tapering blade with reinforced sharp edge and flattened spine, carved rock crystal hilt with a gold and ruby-set crescent shaped finial suspended from it, the associated velvet covered scabbard with gilt metal chape and finial

 

Accession No

AA/A/2024/021

Attribution

India

Date

18th Century

Dimensions

35.5cm long

Provenance

Hamad bin Abdullah al Thani Collection

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