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Mutton-fat jade-handled knife shaped like the head of a horse with mane encrusted in colourless, red and green stones to represent flower plants with a curved gold band at the joint of the handle and the blade. The top of the blade is worked in gold to represent leaves and flowers. The velvet-bound scabbard is fitted with a carved ferrule in gold.

Details

  • Title: Knife
  • Date: 1701/1799
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: Jade, Steel 15.2 (blade)
  • Type: Knife
  • Accession Number: XLIX-916

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