Dagger (Jambiya) with Scabbard and Fitted Storage Case

1876–1909
Not on view
A traditional jambiya Arab dagger, this example commemorates a Turk’s pilgrimage to Mecca. Inscriptions on the scabbard give the name of the owner and the city of manufacture, Medina, another pilgrimage site, while those on the blade include verses of poetry and the name of the maker, Izzet. The storage case, made in Turkey, bears the calligraphic cipher (tugra) of the Ottoman sultan Abdülhamid II (r. 1876–1909).

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Object Information
  • Title: Dagger (Jambiya) with Scabbard and Fitted Storage Case
  • Date: 1876–1909
  • Culture: Arabian, Medina
  • Medium: Steel, silver, wood, textile, gold
  • Dimensions: L. of dagger with scabbard 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); Wt. of dagger with scabbard (642.0 g); Dagger: L. 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); L. of blade 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Wt. 9.1 oz. (258 g); Scabbard: L. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Wt. 13.7 oz. (388.4 g); Case: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 10.8 oz. (306.2 cm)
  • Classification: Daggers
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.35.1a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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