a moghul jade-hilted dagger (khanjar) and scabbard north india

Flexible early steel blade, hilt of pale yellow stone carved with all over relief decoration terminating in a rounded pommel, cloth covered wood scabbard.

The finely watered double-edged blade with some wear and scoring and pitting. Reinforced attachment to the hilt. The jade in good condition with some accretion overall and of a finer green colour than the almost white of the catalogue illustration. The green veluet scabbard is now faded and discoloured.
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