Gauntlet Dagger (Pata)

Medium

Steel, silver, iron

Dimensions

L. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.5 oz. (722.9 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

hilt, South Indian; blade, European

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.743