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Indian, India Sri Lanka

Dagger (khanjar), 1500s-1600s

Description

Maker

Culture

Indian

Title

Dagger (khanjar)

Year

1500s-1600s

Medium

Steel; ivory

Materials/Techniques

Materials

steel,
ivory

Dimensions

30.8 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm (12 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 1/2 inches)

Place

India; Sri Lanka; India

Type

Credit

Gift of Nancy Angier

Object Number

83.111

Projects & Publications

Publications

Glimpses of Grandeur

Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)

June 26 - September 20, 1987

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

Use

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