Color Plates

Plate 7.1a–b.

Silver, niello, and steel dagger, front and back: twelfth–thirteenth century, 38.5 cm. Just below the handle on the front is the warrior-saint killing a dragon (see Figure 7.1). Vaduz, Lichtenstein: Furusiyya Art Foundation (R-937). Images courtesy of the Furusiyya Art Foundation, Vaduz.