Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Steel, silver, wood, ivory (elephant)
Dimensions
H. with sheath 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); H. without sheath 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); H. of blade 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 7.7 oz. (218.3 g); Wt. of sheath 2.4 oz. (68 g)
Classification
Daggers
Culture
Indian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.668a, b