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A narrow crystal object that is curled inward on the right side while the left end flares outward. Both ends have a flower decoration.

A narrow crystal object shown vertically on a white background. The object is white or see-through. The right end is curled inward while the left end flares outward with two small curls pointing outward. Both ends have a large flower decoration. The middle of the object is plain.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.212
Title
Dagger Hilt
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Quartz Crystal Dagger Hilt
Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Work Type
dagger
Date
17th century
Period
Mughal period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217336

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2590, South Asian Art, South Asia in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Rock crystal
Dimensions
H: 6 x L: 15.5 x Depth: 1.5 cm (2 3/8 x 6 1/8 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1979 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum, 2009.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1979.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.212
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This is a pistol-shaped dagger hilt made of rock crystal. The pommel and the base of the hilt feature carved flowers. The inner side of the hilt has been delicately carved with indentations for fingers.

Exhibition History

  • Overlapping Realms: Arts of the Islamic World and India, 900-1900, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/02/2006 - 03/23/2008
  • 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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