Small dagger (Kard)

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Small dagger (Kard)

DateLate 17th–early 18th century

MediumJade, steel, and gold inlay

Dimensions8 1/2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (21.6 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Lawrence Family in honor of Rolanette Lawrence at "One Great Night in November, 2009"

Object number2010.17

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

113 Islamic Art Gallery

Exposé

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Department

Art of the Islamic Worlds

Object Type

WEAPONS & ARMAMENTS

DescriptionThis small dagger has a watered steel blade, or jawhar, and a jade hilt carved in the form of a horse’s head. Personal weapons were essential parts of the apparel of Mughal rulers, princes, and nobles.
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