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LOT 2249
Tibetan Dagger and Scabbard
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (253 grams, 27.8 cm).
A dagger comprising a triangular blade with single cutting edge, ellipsoidal cross guard with ornamented edge, grip clad in densely coiled twisted wire, panel of leaf-like and hexagonal geometric motifs in relief below and on the pommel; scabbard richly and densely embossed with auspicious symbols, lattice work, floral and other forms with a Greek key collar to one face, a vertical column of X-motifs along both edges, reverse with a sinuous motif extending from top to bottom, dense annulets in the field, wooden lining. [No Reserve]
Provenance
The RWM Collection; acquired in France, 2019.
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