A Mughal jade-hilted Sword India, 17th Century and later(2)
Lot 227
A Mughal jade-hilted Sword
India, 17th Century and later
(2)
£ 20,000 - 30,000
US$ 28,000 - 43,000
Lot Details
A Mughal jade-hilted Sword
India, 17th Century and later
the dark green jade hilt with roundel pommel, carved in relief with floral motifs, the gilt-copper quillons engraved with fine floral decoration, with slender, curved watered steel blade, the cloth-covered wood scabbard with gilt-copper fittings decorated ensuite
98 cm. long(2)

Footnotes

  • Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, October 2009, lot 157.
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