Gauntlet Sword (Pata) with Scabbard
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, gold, silver, textile (velvet)
Dimensions
L. with scabbard 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm); L. without scabbard 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Wt. 3 lb. (1360.8 g); Wt. of scabbard 3.5 oz. (99.2 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
hilt, Indian; blade, European
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.1542a, b