Crutch ('Zafar Takiya') Head
LNS 124 HS
Carved from nephrite jade (light slightly grayish green, translucent and uniform); formerly inlaid with gold and set with gemstones in kundan technique; the steel ferrule overlaid with gold
Height 85 mm; width 114 mm; thickness 20 mm
India, probably Deccan, c. 2nd quarter 17th century AD (ferrule later, probably 19th century AD)
Photography by Bruce M. White
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