[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Sword hilt # Sword hilt This sword hilt was made within the Mughal empire in the 18th century. It is fashioned from a single piece of light greyish-green nephrite jade, ornamented with flowers and leaves in low relief. It was bequeathed to the museum in 1882 by Arthur Wells, a Nottingham solicitor and Clerk of the Peace. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.1677-1882](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.1677-1882) · Pramāṇa