Lot 422

INDO-PERSIAN KHANJAR WITH GOLD AND NIELLO HEAD
19TH CENTURY, CENTRAL ASIA, PAKISTAN / NORTHERN INDIA





Auction: Five Centuries Day Two | Thurs 10th September | Lots 256 to 507
Description
a forged steel dagger or ‘khanjar’ with curved blade decorated with elephants and linear motifs, the gold and niello handle depicting a curved avian head, each eye inlaid with a ruby cabochon, held within a velvet lined sheath with gold thread
Dimensions
Size with sheath: 41.5cm long




