Curved Sword and Matching Scabbard Mounts
Unknown Artist
possibly 15th–16th century; blade 18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, iron, gold, wood, ray skin
Dimensions
H. 40 in. (101.6 cm); H. of blade 34 1/4 in. (87 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 11.5 oz. (1233.2 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
hilt and scabbard mounts, Tibetan; blade, Indian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2001
Accession Number
2001.163.1, .2a–c