Dagger (Katar) with Sheath

Unknown Artist

second half 16th century

Dagger (Katar) with Sheath by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, silver, gold, leather, shark's teeth

Dimensions

L. with sheath 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. with sheath 3 lb. 5.8 oz. (1525.2 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Vijayanagara

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.950a, b

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