03/02/2023
Doors open tomorrow at 0900
Come and see us at the 7th Antique Arms Fair, Novotel West, 1 Shortlands, Hammersmith
Showing here, an Indian dagger with zoomorphic hilt, second half of the 16th century, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda
Combining Indian and Persian symbols of power, a similar dagger is illustrated being worn by Sultan 'Ali 'Adil Shah of Bijapur (r. 1558–80).
Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. No. 2011.236)