Sword and Scabbard
Unknown Artist
16th–18th century
Medium
Iron, gold, silver, wood, ray skin, leather
Dimensions
L. with scabbard 33 3/4 in. (85.7 cm); L. without scabbard 32 in. (81.3 cm); L. of blade 26 1/4 in. (66.7 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (822 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 8.7 oz. (700 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Southern or eastern Tibetan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.1465a, b