Short sword and scabbard

Unknown Artist

ca. 6th–7th century CE

Short sword and scabbard by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silver (scabbard and hilt), iron (blade)

Dimensions

11 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 13/16 in. (30.1 × 6.1 × 2.1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Implements

Culture & Period

Sasanian · Sasanian

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1988

Accession Number

1988.102.44

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