Khanjar dagger, Iran qâjâr, 19th centuryAcid-etched steel. Curved blade decorated with large cursive inscriptions, the heel damascened with silver scrolls. Handle decorated with a fleuron with appendages framed by fish and plant elements and scabbard decorated on both sides with a medallion with appendages on a background of inscriptions. Length : 35,5 cmTraces of gold damascene on the handle and the scabbard, partially erased decoration, small lifting on the handle . A Qajar khanjar dagger, Iran, 19th century