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A fine Mughal jade dagger carved hilt in the form of horse head Islamic art
$18,000
£13,445.14
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A superb nephrite jade hilt made entirely from single piece nephrite jade of dark spinach colour. The dagger is finely carved with an Arabian horse-head pommel. This type of hilt were fairly widespread in the middle of the seventeenth century, and is repeatedly featured in the Padshah-nameh, the chronicle of Emperor Shah Jahan's reign, and alluded to in the Diwan of Abu Taleb Salim, the emperor's poet laureate. in terms of both material and carving this example is undoubtedly unique and bears witness to the virtuosity of Indian craftsmen.
Carved in the form of spirited Arabian horse's head, the hilt of this magnificent dagger is rendered in the naturalistic and animated manner, with the ears pinned atop in war mood, eyes wide open, nostrils flared and lips opened to reveal individually each teeth.
This dagger is carved in unusually high relief in comparison to general carved hilts of that period, thus depicting the hair of horse in a very fine and delicate manner, the quillon block with its accented upturned curls, carved with a Hibiscus syriacus (which, in spite of its name, is not native to Syria) developing from the acanthus leaves that border the edges of the block.
An exact similar kind of colour in dagger and below carving has been auctioned in Sotheby's London, 8 May 1997, lot 56; Keene and Kaokji 2001, cat. 9.32.
For dimensions see below.
Certification is available on request.
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