Dagger, ca. 1620; Mughal
Indian
Steel, gold, rubies, emeralds, textile
The hilt of the dagger is constructed of heavy sections of gold
over an iron core and its scabbard mounts are of solid gold.
All the intricately engraved surfaces are set with gems and
colored glass finely cut with floral forms. The designs closely
parallel those in Mughal painting of the early seventeenth century,
suggesting the dagger dates from the reign of Emperor Jahangir
(1605–27), whose deep love of nature, especially flowers, is well
documented in his memoirs, the Tuzuk. The blade is forged of
watered steel.
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