[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 # Dagger Dagger bara jamdadu, of steel with a turned, double baluster, transverse grip and side guards with chiseled floral ornament ending in a fleurette knob; the knuckle guard, chiseled with Dravidian ornament, tapers and recurves at the end in the form of a lion's head; the blade is triangular, heavily ridged and chiseled; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-195-1964](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-195-1964) · Pramāṇa