Indian Katar, late 18th c.

date: late 18th Century, India

provenance: Private Collection, Patrique Gigue, former curator at the Louvre Museum 1973 Medieval Collection.

Indian Katar dagger, Straight double-edged blade, in damask, enlarged and ribbed at the tip, engraved with a lily at the base. Iron hilt, with small chisels and piercing, 24 K gold-inlaid. length 27,3 cm.