COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1984.332
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MMA_.1984.332
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Indian
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Indian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Dagger
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Dagger
Title
false
Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1620
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ca. 1620
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1610
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1610
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1630
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1630
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Steel, gold, rubies, emeralds, textile
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Steel, gold, rubies, emeralds, textile
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Arms
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Arms
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Mughal period
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Mughal period
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
L. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
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L. 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1984.332
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1984.332
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1984
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Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1984
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The hilt of the dagger is constructed of heavy sections of gold over an iron core and its scabbard mounts are of solid gold . All the intricately engraved surfaces are set with gems and colored glass finely cut with floral forms. The designs closely parallel those in Mughal painting of the early seventeenth century, suggesting the dagger dates from the reign of Emperor Jahangir (1605-27), whose deep love of nature, especially flowers, is well documented in his memoirs, the 'Tuzuk.' The blade is forged of watered steel.
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<P>The hilt of the dagger is constructed of heavy sections of gold over an iron core and its scabbard mounts are of solid gold . All the intricately engraved surfaces are set with gems and colored glass finely cut with floral forms. The designs closely parallel those in Mughal painting of the early seventeenth century, suggesting the dagger dates from the reign of Emperor Jahangir (1605-27), whose deep love of nature, especially flowers, is well documented in his memoirs, the 'Tuzuk.' The blade is forged of watered steel. </P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.aa1984.332.R.tif
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MMA_.aa1984.332.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false