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Stephen Markel: Review Article of Robert Elgood, Rajput Arms & Armour: The Rathores & Their Armoury at Jodhpur Fort
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Fig. 6: Dagger of Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707)
India, Mughal Empire, inscription dated 1660/61 (1071 AH)
light green nephrite jade hilt;
steel blade inlaid with gold
13 3/4 x 2 in. (34.93 x 5.08 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.76.2.7a.
Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA. https://collections.lacma.org/node/226896
The detail shows the entire dagger.
