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SOUTH INDIAN; INDIA

Dagger and scabbard

1800-75

RCIN 11251

This dagger is incised directly below the hilt with the ten avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu and was probably made for a Hindu patron. The scabbard mounts have been adapted for presentation with the addition of the Prince of Wales’s feathers.

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