Gold-inlaid Qajar period dagger with buffalo horn hilt, 19th Century CE
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MS.2054
Long dagger with single-edged straight blade, beautifully decorated by miniature scenes of deer being attacked by felines and the Persian emblem of the sun rising behind the lion, among arabesques...
Long dagger with single-edged straight blade, beautifully decorated by miniature scenes of deer being attacked by felines and the Persian emblem of the sun rising behind the lion, among arabesques and Quranic inscriptions in medallions inlaid in gold.
The hilt in buffalo horn is attached with applied studs in the shape of rosettes.
The hilt in buffalo horn is attached with applied studs in the shape of rosettes.