Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Steel, wood, gold, brass, coral, copper
Dimensions
H. with sheath 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); H. without sheath 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); H. of blade 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 15 oz. (425.2 g); Wt. of sheath 9.8 oz. (277.8 g)
Classification
Daggers
Culture
Albanian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.985a, b