Dagger (Pesh-kabz)

Medium

Steel, gold, ivory (walrus)

Dimensions

H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); H. of blade 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 3.7 oz. (558.5 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Iranian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.721