Dagger (Katar) with Sheath
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, gold, silver, velvet, iron
Dimensions
L. with sheath 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm); L. without sheath 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Wt. 14.2 oz. (402.6 g); Wt. of sheath 0.7 oz. (19.8 g)
Classification
Daggers
Culture
South Indian, possibly Deccan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.695a, b