Sword and Scabbard (dpa’ rtags)
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, silver, gold, copper alloy, wood
Dimensions
L. with scabbard 34 in. (86.4 cm); L. without scabbard 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm); L. of blade 26 1/8 in. (66.4 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.5 oz. (1006.4 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 8.8 oz. (703.1 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Bhutanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2014
Accession Number
2014.281a, b