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Splendours of the Subcontinent: A Prince's Tour of India 1875-6: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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    SOUTH INDIAN; INDIA

    Dagger and scabbard

    1800-75

    RCIN 11251

    This dagger is incised directly below the hilt with the ten avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu and was probably made for a Hindu patron. The scabbard mounts have been adapted for presentation with the addition of the Prince of Wales’s feathers.
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