Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath

Unknown Artist

19th century

Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood, brass, silver, gold, copper, brass wire

Dimensions

H. with sheath 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); H. without sheath 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 13.4 oz. (37.9 g); Wt. of sheath 1 lb. 2.6 oz. (527.3 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Arabian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.947a, b

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