Sword (Shamshir)
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Steel, leather
Dimensions
H. 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13.9 oz. (847.7 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Persian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.1601