Sacrificial Sword (Kartrī or Churī)

Medium

Steel, brass, wood

Dimensions

L. 18 in. (45.7 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 8.7 oz. (1153.8 g)

Classification

Knives

Culture

Indian, Bengal (?) or Nepalese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1285

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