MUGHAL STEEL DAGGER WITH HORSE-HEADED GREEN JADE HILT

Ca. AD 1500 - 1700 A dagger with a steel blade tapering to a sharp point, fitted with a pale green jade hilt with a curved grip terminating in a carved horse's head, with incised detailing of the mane. Accompanied by a fitted wooden scabbard. Size: 330mm x 35mm; Weight: 175g Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:$1,064.61

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