Dagger with Scabbard

Unknown Artist

1605–27

Dagger with Scabbard by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, iron, gold, rubies, emeralds, glass, wood, textile

Dimensions

L. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); L. without scabbard 13 15/16 in. (35.4 cm); L. of grip 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); L. of blade 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); W. of grip 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); L. of scabbard 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Mughal

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1984

Accession Number

1984.332

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