Naturalistically carved in the form of a wild goat's head with long curled horns, alert funnel-shaped ears, and a long muzzle with the mouth slightly agape revealing neatly incised teeth, pierced through the corners of the mouth, the cylindrical grip incised with stiff leaves. The stone of a fine pale green tone with russet and cloudy inclusions.

Provenance: From an English private collection.
Condition: Good condition with expected old wear. Minute repair to one ear. Natural inclusions and microscopic fissures.

Weight: 80.8 g
Dimensions: Height 10.2 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Mughal jade dagger hilt in the shape of a ram's head, dated 17th century, 11.4 cm high, in the Seattle Art Museum, accession number 44.40. Compare a closely related Mughal jade dagger hilt with ram's head, dated 1650-1700, 10.6 cm high, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.76.2.12.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's London, 6 October 2010, lot 270
Price: GBP 13,750 or approx. EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Mughal jade-hilt, India, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving with similar eyes and muzzle, as well as the color.