Dagger Known As A Kindjal - Caucasus, Northern Dagestan - 19th Century

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Dagger Known As A Kindjal - Caucasus, Northern Dagestan - 19th Century

DAGGER known as a Kindjal
Caucasus, Northern Dagestan
19th century
Steel, silver, horn, leather, wood
Total length: 43.5 cm; Blade length: 30.5 cm

Curved hilt with two horn scales, two multi-lobed rivets with spherical cabochons in nielloed silver, featuring geometric motifs; filigree work in twisted silver wire.
Nielloed silver guard, decorated in the same style.
Double-edged steel blade with central grooves.
Wooden scabbard covered in black leather, with a nickel-silver ferrule and pommel decorated with foliage motifs and hallmarks.
Fixed ring for suspension.

These daggers served as weapons for men but were also ceremonial objects.

Ref.: 7343

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1 280 €