Dagger (Khanjali) with Scabbard
Unknown Artist
1700s–1800s
Medium
metal
Dimensions
l. 52.1 cm · blade: l. 35.9 cm
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1916.736
About this artwork
A khanjali is a dagger popular with the inhabitants of Georgia and the rest of the Caucasus since ancient times. They often have a single offset groove on each face of the blade and the shape is similar to the ancient Roman gladius and the Scottish dirk.