[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 This rock crystal hilt is typical of those made within the Mughal empire in the 17th and 18th centuries, in a variety of media. This example probably dates to the second half of the 17th century and was formerly in the collection of the Rt. Hon. Lord Kitchener of Khartoum. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-232-1964](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-232-1964) · Pramāṇa