Dagger (Jambiya)

Medium

Steel, ivory (walrus)

Dimensions

H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); H. of blade 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Wt. 14.2 oz. (402.6 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Persian, Qajar

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1058