Dagger (Jambiya)

Medium

Steel, ivory (walrus), silver, ruby, rose quartz

Dimensions

H. 13 in. (33 cm); H. of blade 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Wt. 8.8 oz. (249.5 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Mughal

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.665

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