Sword and Scabbard

Unknown Artist

18th–19th century

Sword and Scabbard by Unknown Artist

Medium

Iron, copper alloy, wood, ray skin, leather, turquoise, coral, glass

Dimensions

L. with scabbard 38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm); L. without scabbard 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of blade 31 in. (78.7 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 15.5 oz. (893 g); Wt. of scabbard 15.5 oz. (439.4 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Eastern Tibetan

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.1463a, b

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