Dagger (Khanjar) with Sheath
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, jade, gold, ruby, emerald, diamond, silver, pearl, wood, velvet
Dimensions
H. with sheath 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); H. without sheath 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); H. of blade 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2.9 oz. (535.8 g); Wt. of sheath 2.9 oz. (82.2 g)
Classification
Daggers
Culture
hilt, Indian, Mughal; sheath, Indian, Kutch
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.652a, b