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Dagger with Scabbard

blade and scabbard, late 19th century; hilt, 18th century
Not on view
This example belongs to the same group of late nineteenth-century Turkish weapons as the tray of daggers with accession number 23.232.1. Common features of this group include: scabbards of gilt copper worked in relief with strapwork or arabesques and overlaid with jeweled filigreed settings; jade grips of Indian origin; and blades either chiseled in relief or pierced and damascened in gold with inscriptions and false early dates.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dagger with Scabbard
  • Date: blade and scabbard, late 19th century; hilt, 18th century
  • Culture: blade and scabbard, Turkish; hilt, probably Indian
  • Medium: Steel, copper, nephrite, agate, gemstones, colored stones, gold, silver
  • Dimensions: L. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); Dagger: L. 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm); L. of blade 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2 oz. (505 g); Scabbard: L. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. of scabbard 8 oz. (229.6 g)
  • Classification: Daggers
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
  • Object Number: 36.25.994a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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