Guarded Dagger (Katar)

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 22 in. (55.9 cm); W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.7 oz. (728.6 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Thanjavur; blade, European

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1019