Dagger (<i>Qama</i>) with Sheath and Utility Knife

Medium

Steel, ivory (walrus), silver, gold, niello, copper, wood (likely mahogany), leather, sharkskin

Dimensions

dagger (a): L. with sheath 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm); L. without sheath 19 1/16 in. (48.4 cm); L. of blade 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm); Wt. 12.8 oz. (362.9 g); sheath (b); L. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); Wt. 4.5 oz. (127.6 g); knife (c); L. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); L. of blade 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); D. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22.7 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Caucasian, probably Tbilisi, Georgia

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.890a–c