Dagger

Unknown Artist

probably 3rd century

Dagger by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, copper alloy, silver

Dimensions

Overall: 6 9/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (16.7 x 2 x 1 cm) hilt: 1 1/4 x 13/16 x 7/16 in. (3.2 x 2 x 1.1 cm) mount: 5/8 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (1.6 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm) silver tip: 5/8 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (1.6 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Iron

Culture

Late Roman

Department

Medieval Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.192.51

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