A rare early metal dagger, Deccan, India, 16th century, the straight blade with central ridge, the hilt of two-tiered waisted form, the quillons finely cast as dragonheads flanking a plain langet, 41cm. long For a related early bronze hilt with dragonhead quillons, see, Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, 12th October 2005, lot 101. Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1980s
A rare early metal dagger, Deccan, India, 16th century, the straight blade with central ridge, the hilt of two-tiered waisted form, the quillons finely cast as dragonheads flanking a plain langet, 41cm. long For a related early bronze hilt with dragonhead quillons, see, Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, 12th October 2005, lot 101. Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1980s
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