[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) › Knife and sheath # Knife and sheath The origin and date of this knife and sheath are uncertain, but it may have been made within the Mughal empire in the 18th or early 19th century. The hilt of the knife is made of pale greyish green nephrite jade, with the junction being covered with a ridged collar of (possibly) gilt metal or copper. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.750-a-1903](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.750-a-1903) · Pramāṇa