Dagger
BackDescription:
Dagger with jade hilt decorated with bunches of grapes and vines formed of rubies, emeralds and glass set in gold. Steel blade, velvet covered sheath with tassel.
Object type: | dagger |
Museum number: | 2001,0521.40 |
Culture/period: | Mughal dynasty |
Date: | 17thC |
Production place: | Made in: India |
Materials: | gold, jade, glass, ruby, emerald, steel |
Technique: | velvet |
Dimensions: | Width: 7.00 cm Length: 43.00 cm (tassel) |
Location: | 39 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2012 - 2013 17 Oct - 3 Feb, Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' 2012 21 May-19 Aug, Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' 2011-2012 21 Oct-8 Apr, San Francisco, Asian Art Museum, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' 2010-2011 20 Nov-3 Apr, Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' 2010 12 Feb-23 May, Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo- Kulturstiftung, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' 2009 10 Oct-17 Jan, London, V&A, 'Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts' |
Acquisition names: | Donated by: Anonymous (To be known as 'Anonymous Gift' until 2029.) |
Acquisition date: | 2001 |
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