id:			112292
accession number:	1930.708
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.708
updated:		2020-11-18 10:00:09.650000

Khanjar dagger, c. 1600s. India, 17th century. Jade hilt with iron and gold; steel blade with iron and gold; wood sheath covered in velvet with metallic thread; overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. D. Wright 1930.708

title:				Khanjar dagger
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creation date:			c. 1600s
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1699
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creditline:			Gift of S. D. Wright
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culture:	India, 17th century
technique:	Jade hilt with iron and gold; steel blade with iron and gold; wood sheath covered in velvet with metallic thread
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (07/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India.

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wall description: 
Daggers with curved blades, known as <em>khanjar</em>, were worn tucked into the belt as one of the basic accessories for Mughal men. An all-purpose knife that could be used in hunting or fighting, the khanjar was also a visible status symbol. The use of jade and gold indicates that this dagger was owned by a member of the court. The gold inscriptions on the blade, just under the hilt, are quotations from the Qur’an, the most sacred book for Muslims. On one side is the opening line: “In the Name of God the Merciful and the Compassionate,” and on the other is a popular verse from chapter (<em>sura</em>) 61: “Help comes from God, and Victory is imminent.”
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