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Curved Dagger (Khanjar) with Ram-Head Pommel

17th/18th century
Watered steel inlaid with gold and silver in the kuftgari technique
5.7 × 2.9 cm (2.2 × 1.1 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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