[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Dagger # Dagger Dagger with curved watered steel (damascened) blade with a central ridge and openwork flanges at the base, and ivory-faced hilt with a narrow grip and broad curved pommel, the slender scrolling guard with a bud terminal decorated with damascene floral motifs; cloth-covered scabbard with a matching steel mount. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1699 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1878-1230-858](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1878-1230-858) · Pramāṇa