Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Stylus, Pricker, and Sheath

Medium

Gold, steel, velvet

Dimensions

Knife (a); H. with sheath 11 in. (27.9 cm); H. without sheath 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g); sheath (b); Wt. 0.2 oz. (5.7 g); stylus (c); L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (56.7 g); pricker (d); L. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g) L. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Stylus L. 9 7/16 in. (24.0 cm); Pricker L. 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm) H. with sheath in. (cm); H. without sheath in. (cm); W. in. (cm); Wt. oz. (g); Wt. of sheath oz. (g)

Classification

Knives

Culture

Sri Lankan

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.967a–d

Rights

Public Domain