Dagger (Khanjar)

Dagger (Khanjar)

Public Domain

Dagger (Khanjar)
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Dagger (Khanjar)
Date18th century, with later additions
MediumRock crystal, steel and gold inlay
Dimensions14 5/8 × 2 1/8 × 1 in. (37.1 × 5.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2015.576
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
Provenance[Christie’s, London, April 25, 1997, Lot 297]; Mohammed Rezai, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 2015.

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