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Alain B
Location: Virginia Joined: 09 Dec 2016
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 Posted: Fri 09 Dec, 2016 4:34 pm Post subject: Can someone help me identify this dagger |
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Is this an Indian Decca chillanum/chilanum dagger, 17th century? And what is it worth?
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Eric S
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| Posted: Sat 10 Dec, 2016 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Can someone help me identify this dagger |
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| Alain B wrote: | | Is this an Indian Decca chillanum/chilanum dagger, 17th century? And what is it worth? |
This is not a chilanum dagger. This particular dagger is in the Met Museum, here is its description and a link to my Pinterest board with images of chilanum daggers.
https://www.pinterest.com/worldantiques/chilanum-daggers/?etslf=2971&eq=chilanum
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/searc...p;pos=9898
Dagger (Jamdhar Katari)
Date:17th–19th century
Culture:Indian, Hindu Kush
Medium:Steel
Dimensions:L. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3.cm); Wt. 11.6 oz. (328.9 g)
Classification:Daggers
Credit Line:Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
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Victor R.
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| Posted: Sun 11 Dec, 2016 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Can someone help me identify this dagger |
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Nicely done, Eric - every board gets its trolls and it's good when they can be squashed early.
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Eric S
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| Posted: Fri 16 Dec, 2016 6:51 am Post subject: Re: Can someone help me identify this dagger |
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| Victor R. wrote: |
Nicely done, Eric - every board gets its trolls and it's good when they can be squashed early. |
Victor, this was an easily remembered dagger as I recently made a Pinterest board with every Indo-Persian weapon from the Met Museums collection that has images. I also created many new images from the images that are high resolution. It is a good resource.
https://www.pinterest.com/worldantiques/indo-persian-weapons-from-the-metropolitan-museum-/
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Victor R.
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| Posted: Sun 18 Dec, 2016 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Can someone help me identify this dagger |
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| Eric S wrote: | | Victor R. wrote: |
Nicely done, Eric - every board gets its trolls and it's good when they can be squashed early. |
Victor, this was an easily remembered dagger as I recently made a Pinterest board with every Indo-Persian weapon from the Met Museums collection that has images. I also created many new images from the images that are high resolution. It is a good resource.
https://www.pinterest.com/worldantiques/indo-persian-weapons-from-the-metropolitan-museum-/ |
What is amusing is that, after I posted, the guy PM'd me to see if I knew the value. I was tempted to tell him that, if the dagger is actually in his possession, then the news stories that come out about the stolen artifact from the Met are likely to give an estimate.
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This is a standard topic