Guarded Dagger (Katar)

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm); L. of blade 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 22 oz. (623.7 g)

Classification

Daggers

Culture

Indian, Thanjavur

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1017