Yatagan with Scabbard
This type of weapon, with a double-curved blade and a bifurcated pommel, is known as a yatagan. It was commonly used in Anatolia and the Balkans during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the sultan's elite corps, or Janissaries, and was carried in the waistband. This piece, with a blade elaborately decorated in gold and corals set into the handle, was probably made for presentation.
Artwork Details
- Title: Yatagan with Scabbard
- Date: dated A.H. 1238/1822 CE
- Culture: Anatolian or Balkan
- Medium: Steel, silver, gold, coral
- Dimensions: L. 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm); L. of blade 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 13 oz. (822.1 g)
- Classification: Swords
- Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
- Object Number: 36.25.1617a, b
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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