A slightly curved blade with a jade handle that has been carved into a flower at the base of the blade and the end. The blade is dark grey and the handle is off-white and grey.

Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an Iris

Mughal

The hilt, made of jade, features a pommel carved in the form of an iris. The base of the hilt is carved with acanthus leaves. The blade, made of watered steel, is slightly recurved. A fuller runs down the middle, from the base of the blade, to about three-quarters of the way towards the point.

Watered steel, jade

Mughal period

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