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Knife

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Object Number:42-30-322A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Indian
Provenience: India
Date Made: 15th Century - 19th Century
Early Date: 1400
Late Date: 1899
Section:Asian
Materials:Steel
Ivory
Gold
Silver
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number:534 - Other Number

Description

Knife dagger. Straight single-edged steel blade rounded to point. Socket over fluted ivory grip with tiny silver nail decoration(some nails missing). Traces of gold decoration on blade, proabably an inscription on one side, eye on other.

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