Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Sheath
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Wood, silver, horn, steel, brass
Dimensions
H. with sheath 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); H. without sheath 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); H. of blade 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Wt. 5 oz. (141.7 g); Wt. of sheath 1 oz. (28.3 cm)
Classification
Knives
Culture
Sri Lankan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bashford Dean, 1920
Accession Number
20.138.3a, b