Dagger with Blue Bull Hilt
خنجر برأس نيلغاي
Dagger with Hilt in the Form of a Blue Bull (Nilgai); Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 1985.58a, b.
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Overview
A Mughal dagger with a hilt carved in the shape of a nilgai (blue bull); about 1640. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1
People and things also explored
Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
Sources
- Metropolitan Museum Open Access
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