Guarded Dagger (Katar)

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 21 1/4 in. (54 cm); L. of blade 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm); Wt. 22.2 oz. (629.4 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

36.25.1013