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RSWORD · 28th December 2013, 12:22 AM

Hi Dave,

Have been enjoying your posts! Thanks for sharing! These handles generally are classified as Indo-Persian but I lean towards India on this one with the style and location of the koftgari and the shape of the langets. I would date this example to the late 18th to early 19th century.

28th December 2013, 12:22 AM	#3
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,084	Hi Dave, Have been enjoying your posts! Thanks for sharing! These handles generally are classified as Indo-Persian but I lean towards India on this one with the style and location of the koftgari and the shape of the langets. I would date this example to the late 18th to early 19th century.