Dagger (Kard)
Unknown Artist
dated A.H. 1220/1805–6 CE
Medium
Steel, ivory (walrus), gold
Dimensions
L. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); L. of blade 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 8.4 oz. (238.1 g)
Classification
Knives
Culture
Iranian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.903