Kard, or dagger, inscribed with Qur’anic verses

Details

• Title

  Kard, or dagger, inscribed with Qur’anic verses

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  watered steel blade, with engraved decoration, and inlaid with gold; ivory hilt

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › steel;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  covered › inlaid;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving

• Object type

  arms/armour › weapon › dagger

• Dimensions

  4.1 x 37 x 4.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  blade 2.8 x 37 x 0.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Philip Harris, 2004.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2004.18

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