Dagger (Katar) with Sheath

Medium

Steel, silver, velvet, wood

Dimensions

L. with sheath 11 in. (27.9 cm); L. without sheath 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g); Wt. of sheath 2.7 oz. (76.5 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Rajasthan; sheath, South Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.698a, b