Dagger (Kard) with Sheath

Medium

Steel, agate, gold, wood, velvet, copper

Dimensions

L. with sheath 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm); L. without sheath 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 0.3 oz. (462.1 g); Wt. of sheath 4.4 oz. (124.7 g)

Classification

Knives

Culture

Persian, Qajar

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.724a, b

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