Dagger handle

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Mughal school

• Collection

  Long-term loan

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Long-term loan from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.587

• Type

  Weapon and Armament

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1800s, 1700s

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Inlay (process), Carving, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Jade, Gellatly collection

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Weapons, Armor (protective wear)