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# Dagger

Dagger with a broad blade ornamented with birds and flowers, cut in low relief, the background infilled with black lac. The hilt and sideguards are ornamented with scenes of buildings of different types and architectural styles, trees, flowers etc. inlaid with gold or brass with some details in copper and silver.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1750 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.3452-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.3452-is) · Pramāṇa
