Sword (Shamshir)

Medium

Steel, agate

Dimensions

H. 33 5/8 in. (85.4 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 11.7 oz. (785.3 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1521