Main Title: Dagger with jade hilt in the form of an iris (HAM, 1999.305)
Image Title: Detail; shown with jeweled dagger (left; ca. 1585; gold, emeralds, and rubies; 34.3 cm; private collection) and nephrite dagger (right, NY Met, 1982.321) 21095850

Holding institution:
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Data provider:
Harvard University Library
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Title:
Main Title: Dagger with jade hilt in the form of an iris (HAM, 1999.305)
Image Title: Detail; shown with jeweled dagger (left; ca. 1585; gold, emeralds, and rubies; 34.3 cm; private collection) and nephrite dagger (right, NY Met, 1982.321) 21095850
Date:
1650
ca. 1650
Description:
Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: steel, jade (rock)
Type:
still image
daggers (weapons)
Type (Narrower):
Armaments
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
weapons
martial arms
floral motifs
Iris
flowers (plants)
stone carving
Islamic art
Provenance:
Stuart Cary Welch, North American art historian, 1928-2008 ()
Extent:
35 x 8.7 x 2 cm
Rights:
(CC BY-NC-SA) Attribution: Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections SCW2016.07911
Identifier:
8001561298_URN-3:FHCL:33739859
Is part of:
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
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