A Mughal gem-set rock crystal-hilted dagger with scabbard, India, 18th century

the double-edged steel blade with swollen tip and watered-steel panel with central ridge and koftgari decoration, the rock-crystal hilt with scroll quillons and rounded pommel, inlaid with gold and gem-stones with lotuses and flowering plants, the cloth-covered wood scabbard with foliate gold chape