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Jeweled Arts of India
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"Treasury of the World"

Highlights of The al-Sabah Collection

Explore The Jeweled Arts of India

Inlaid Hardstones


Dagger Hilt
LNS 256 Has-c
Carved from rock crystal; inlaid with gold and set with rubies, emeralds and banded agate
Length of hilt 130 mm
India, Mughal, later 16th-1st decade 17th century AD (with later alterations and additions)
Photography by Edward Owen
Dagger Hilt, Locket and Chape