H x W x D: 32.1 x 3 x 3.9 cm (12 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 9/16 in)
Type:
Weapon and Armament
Origin:
India
Date:
1650-1700
Period:
Mughal dynasty
School/Tradition:
Mughal school
Description:
The dagger is long and slender, with a handle that ends in the shape of a lion's head. Gold inlay decoration was used to decorate the handle and the back of the blade. A fine water pattern covers the sides of the blade.
Provenance:
To 1998
John Lawrence Fine Arts, London, acquired from an unidentified European vendor, to 1998 [1]
From 1998
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Lawrence Fine Arts in 1998
Notes:
[1] John Lawrence Fine Arts acquired the object from a European vendor; the object had arrived in England sometime in the early part of the 20th century (according to Curatorial Note 2, Massumeh Farhad, February 4, 1998, in the object record.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
