Gauntlet Sword (Pata)

Medium

Steel, brass

Dimensions

L. 46 1/2 in. (118.1 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 6.7 oz. (1097.1 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Indian, South Indian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1535