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Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an Iris
Unidentified Artistc.1650
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
Indian craftsmen were famous for their metallurgical skills since ancient times, and especially for their steel. This dagger has the wavy patterns typical of high-quality watered steel, as well as a jade hilt in the shape of an iris which exemplifies the graceful realism of Mughal art. Notes from the Glory and Prosperity exhibition, Feb - June 2002.
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- Title: Dagger with Jade Hilt in the Form of an Iris
- Creator: Unidentified Artist
- Creator Lifespan: 1/1
- Date: c.1650
- Physical Dimensions: w3.5 x h35.0 cm
- Period: Mughal period
- Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.
- Creation Place: India/South Asia
- Type: Weapons and Ammunition
- External Link: Harvard Art Museums
- Medium: Watered steel blade with jade hilt
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