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Katar dagger

1700s

India, Mughal

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Medium
Iron handle with gold inlay; steel blade; wooden sheath with velvet cover, brass boss, iron tip with gold inlay
Measurements
Overall: 45.6 x 8.2 cm (17 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Morris and Eleanor Everett 1985.119
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The ornament on the handle faces up from the perspective of a right-handed user, on all sides.

Description

Stabbing daggers called katar were distinctive to India and often worn by soldiers and courtiers, tucked into their belts. Covering the entire handle are tiny scenes of lions and cheetahs hunting deer and buffalo in rocky wooded settings.

Katar dagger

1700s

India, Mughal

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