DAGGER called Kard

Indo-Persia, 19th century

Steel, wood and silver

Long. total: 37.5; Long. blade: 23 cm

Elegant silver dagger with a fuse decorated with friezes of leafy scrolls, a pommel with double orillons, a single-edged steel blade and a heel with a cut-out, incised and applied plant decoration.

The wooden scabbard is covered with silver worked in repoussé in superimposed bouquets of flowers. The upper part is decorated with a small suspension ring.

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