[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) › Dagger hilt # Dagger hilt The damaged dagger hilt was made within the Mughal empire, perhaps in the late 18th century. It was acquired by William Tayler during his time in India and bought from him by the museum in 1874. Tayler was educated in England at Charterhouse and also spent a term at Christ Church, Oxford. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1650–1700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.699-1874](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.699-1874) · Pramāṇa