Guarded Dagger (Katar)

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 21 1/4 in. (54 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7 oz. (652 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Thanjavur; blade, European

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1011