Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath and Carrier

Unknown Artist

18th century

Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath and Carrier by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, silver, jade, leather, wood, lacquer, velvet

Dimensions

Dagger (a); H. with sheath 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); H. without sheath 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); H. of blade 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Wt. 14.4 oz. (408.2 g); sheath (b); Wt. 5.1 oz. (144.6 g); carrier (c); L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Mughal

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.980a–c

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