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THBOrnate 19th C. Indo-Persia Mughal Khanjar
Lot 124
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Mar 9, 2023
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2023-03-09 10:00:00
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**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Northwestern India, Indo-Persian, Mughal culture, ca. 19th century CE. A large and handsome khanjar knife with a stunning damascened steel blade, sheath, and handle. The niello patterning are classic processional or hunting scenes - aristocratic men on elephants with tigers and antelope running through the scrolling foliate motifs - the decoration is inlaid with 25% to 38.8% gold and 45.7% silver. The watered patterning in the forged steel blade is formed from integral waves of lighter nickel material along the upper body, and a thick striation running the length of both sides. Inlaid in the center is a 12% silver and 25% gold cartouche. Khanjars were given as gifts and proudly displayed as a sign of wealth and protection - the blade edges are not sharpened and this beautiful khanjar may have been purely ceremonial. Size w/ sheath: 16.75" L x 3" W (42.5 cm x 7.6 cm); blade: 10" L x 2" W (25.4 cm x 5.1 cm); gold quality :25.1% to 38.8% (equivalent to 6K to 9K+); silver quality: 12% to 45.7%.
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Provenance: private New Haven, Connecticut, USA collection
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#176201Some dark patina and toning to blade. Minor surface abrasions to niello decoration on sheath and handle. Chip to finial on sheath. Velvet lining inside sheath is intact. Clear wax or protective coating added to niello.Condition
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