Dagger (Katar) with Sheath
Unknown Artist
dated 1243 A.H./1827 CE
Medium
Steel, gold, skin, silver
Dimensions
L. with sheath 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm); L. without sheath 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 12.9 oz. (365.7 g); Wt. of sheath 1.4 oz. (39.7 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
36.25.1070a, b