Dagger (<i>Piha Kaetta</i>) with Stylus and Sheath

Unknown Artist

17th century

Dagger (<i>Piha Kaetta</i>) with Stylus and Sheath by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, horn, wood, brass

Dimensions

Dagger (a): L. with sheath 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); L. without sheath 11 in. (27.9 cm); L. of blade 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); D. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 g); Wt. of sheath 1.4 oz. (39.7 g); skewer (b): L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); D. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); Wt. 2.1 oz. (59.5 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Sri Lankan

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932

Accession Number

32.75.251a–c

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