Indian / Dagger / ca. 1620

Indian
Dagger
ca. 1620
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
Creator Name-CRT: Indian
Title: Dagger
Title Type: Object name
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1610
Creation End Date: 1630
Creation Date: ca. 1620
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Arms
Materials and Techniques: Steel, gold, rubies, emeralds, textile
Dimensions: L. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 1984.332
Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1984
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Style or Period: Mughal period
Context:

The hilt of the dagger is constructed of heavy sections of gold over an iron core and its scabbard mounts are of solid gold . All the intricately engraved surfaces are set with gems and colored glass finely cut with floral forms. The designs closely parallel those in Mughal painting of the early seventeenth century, suggesting the dagger dates from the reign of Emperor Jahangir (1605-27), whose deep love of nature, especially flowers, is well documented in his memoirs, the 'Tuzuk.' The blade is forged of watered steel.

AMICA ID: MMA_.1984.332
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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