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SIGNED SHIR AHMAD, HILT: NORTH INDIA, 1675-1725; BLADE: CIRCA 1750-1800
Details
A HORSE-HEADED GEM SET JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR) WITH SCABBARD
SIGNED SHIR AHMAD, HILT: NORTH INDIA, 1675-1725; BLADE: CIRCA 1750-1800
The hilt set in the first half of the 19th century with rubies and pearls, watered-steel blade with running ball bearings, known as the 'Tears of Allah', signed on the spine
16 5/8 ins. (42.8 cm.) long; 2 3/8 ins. (6.2 cm.) wide; scabbard 13 3/8 ins. (34.1 cm.) long
SIGNED SHIR AHMAD, HILT: NORTH INDIA, 1675-1725; BLADE: CIRCA 1750-1800
The hilt set in the first half of the 19th century with rubies and pearls, watered-steel blade with running ball bearings, known as the 'Tears of Allah', signed on the spine
16 5/8 ins. (42.8 cm.) long; 2 3/8 ins. (6.2 cm.) wide; scabbard 13 3/8 ins. (34.1 cm.) long
Literature
Ricketts 1973, no.51
Exhibited
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.112, no.84
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.140, no.88
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p164, no.92
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.140, no.88
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p164, no.92
Engraved
In Persian ‘Made by Shir Ahmad, Rao Bahadur Thakur Durjan Singh’
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Rahul Kadakia