[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 steel, the hilt covered with frond and star decoration in pale gold koftgari; the transverse grip is of turned double-baluster shape; the side guards are slightly waisted and end in fleurette and knob shape; the knuckle guard tapers and recurves to end in the form of a lion's head; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-197-1964](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-197-1964) · Pramāṇa