AUCTION 31: ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR AND DECORATIONS

A DAGGER (ZIRAH BOUK), INDIA, 18TH–19TH CENTURY

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $500 - $700

Buyer's premium:

Dagger with handle composed of two carved plates fastened to the tang with two rivets, steel rib inlaid with gold koftgari. The blade is made of Damascus steel with a reinforced tip referred to as Zirrah bouk, the rib is partially inlaid with gold. Wooden scabbard, brass-mounted, covered with brown velvet.

Dimensions: L: 9 3/4 in., (24.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good.