Dagger (Khanjar) with Sheath, late 18th century, possibly Lucknow, Indian, possibly Lucknow, Steel, nephrite, gold, emerald, rub

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Dagger (Khanjar) with Sheath, late 18th century, possibly Lucknow, Indian, possibly Lucknow, Steel, nephrite, gold, emerald, ruby, wood, velvet, H. with sheath 14 1/2 in. ( cm); H. without sheath 13 5/8 in. ( cm); W. 3 5/8 in. ( cm); Wt. oz. ( g); Wt. of sheath oz. ( g), Daggers, The hilt of this dagger has been attributed to the court workshops patronized by the nawab of Oudh at Lucknow, in northern India, in about 1785. Its form and decoration, however, were traditional in many courts in Mughal and Deccani states in the eighteenth century

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