Dagger with Sheath
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, nephrite, gold, ruby, emerald, silver, wood, velvet
Dimensions
L. with sheath 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm); L. without sheath 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); L. of blade 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Wt. 8.7 oz. (246.6 g); Wt. of sheath 1.4 oz. (39.7 g)
Classification
Daggers
Culture
Indian, probably Deccan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.672a, b