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Name: Pesh-kabz (Weapon and military equipment->Dagger)|Title: Dagger (pesh-kabz)

Title	Name: Pesh-kabz (Weapon and military equipment->Dagger)\|Title: Dagger (pesh-kabz)
Publication Date:	date of bequest: 1922\|date of arrival at the Museum: 04/28/1927 (was part of the lot of 26 weapons)
Publication Place	Afghanistan (Iranian world - Caucasus) (?); India (Indian subcontinent) (?) (Northern India) - Etat
Subject	Material: Composite\|Material/Technique: Composite: Blade: steel, gold damascene decoration; Handle: ivory (walrus) - Walrus ivory handle. The very sharp blade is made of steel. On the reverse, a gold damascened flower.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Longueur : 40,6 cm (du poignard) ; Largeur : 4,9 cm (du poignard ; Max) ; Epaisseur : 3 cm (du manche) ; Epaisseur : 1 cm (de la lame) ; Poids : 0,294 kg (du poignard)
Library:	Musee du Louvre
Library Asset ID	14176
Record ID	cl010330728
Library Location	Paris (France), FNAGP - Salomon de Rothschild Foundation
Date	4th quarter of the 18th century; 19th century (1785 - 1900)
Notes	legs
Sample Text	Walrus ivory handle. The very sharp blade is made of steel. On the reverse, a gold damascened flower.

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Name: Pesh-kabz (Weapon and military equipment->Dagger)|Title: Dagger (pesh-kabz)

Publication Date date of bequest: 1922|date of arrival at the Museum: 04/28/1927 (was part of the lot of 26 weapons)

Publication Place Afghanistan (Iranian world - Caucasus) (?); India (Indian subcontinent) (?) (Northern India) - Etat

Subject Material: Composite|Material/Technique: Composite: Blade: steel, gold damascene decoration; Handle: ivory (walrus) - Walrus ivory handle. The very sharp blade is made of steel. On the reverse, a gold damascened flower.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Longueur : 40,6 cm (du poignard) ; Largeur : 4,9 cm (du poignard ; Max) ; Epaisseur : 3 cm (du manche) ; Epaisseur : 1 cm (de la lame) ; Poids : 0,294 kg (du poignard)

Library Musee du Louvre

Library Asset ID 14176

Record ID cl010330728

Library Location Paris (France), FNAGP - Salomon de Rothschild Foundation

Date 4th quarter of the 18th century; 19th century (1785 - 1900)

Notes legs

Sample Text Walrus ivory handle. The very sharp blade is made of steel. On the reverse, a gold damascened flower.