EARLY MUGHAL STEEL DAGGER WITH GOLD DAMASCENED HILT

Ca. AD 1600 - 1700 A steel dagger with a long, straight, double-edged blade tapering to an acute point, with a pronounced central ridge and thickened edges. The blade terminates at the hilt in a cusped ricasso with gold-damascened floral ornament. The grip is divided into recessed longitudinal panels with gold-damascened vegetal scrolls and flares towards a circular pommel. Size: 490mm x 35mm; Weight: 310g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market; ex-collection of the art dealer and collector Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected from the 1950s onwards, largely documented in inscriptions from 1998 through drawings and Persian descriptions. Partly documented in exhibition catalogues since the 1970s This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Stima:956,63€

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