
A remarkable dagger with a Jade hilt and throuroughly gilt blade and scabbard, studded with emeralds, rubies, diamonds, and sapphires. Hilt Indian, ca. 17th-18th century, blade Ottoman Turkish, ca. 19th century, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Florian Krewer (German, b. 1986), rawhide, 2017. Oil on canvas, 229.9 × 269.9 cm.
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Detail : Perseus with the Head of Medusa. 19th.century. engraving after Antonio Canova. Italian 1757-1822. Domenico Marchetti. Italian 1790-1844. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com