Dagger with Sheath

Unknown Artist

19th century

Dagger with Sheath by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, lacquer, velvet

Dimensions

H. with sheath 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); H. without sheath 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); H. of blade 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Wt. 15.2 oz. (430.9 g); Wt. of sheath 9.9 oz. (280.7 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Persian, Qajar

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

32.75.257a, b

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