Dagger (Jambiya)

Medium

Steel, quartz (possibly jasper)

Dimensions

H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); H. of blade 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm); Wt. 10.9 oz. (309 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.663