Dagger with Sheath (Dah Hmyaung or Dha)
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Steel, ivory, copper, wood, silver, gold
Dimensions
H. with sheath 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); H. without sheath 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Wt. 3.6 oz. (102.1 g); Wt. of sheath 2 oz. (56.7 g)
Classification
Knives
Culture
Burmese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.997a, b