Sword (shashka) with Scabbard

Caucasian, Georgia or Circassia

ca. 1820-1830

Not on view

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Title: Sword (shashka) with Scabbard
Date: ca. 1820-1830
Culture: Caucasian, Georgia or Circassia
Medium: Steel, walrus ivory, leather, wood, textile, silver, niello
Dimensions: H. with scabbard 36 3/4 in. (93.3 cm); H. without scabbard 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm); H. of blade 31 in. (78.7 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9.7 oz. (728.6 g); Wt. of scabbard 12.7 oz. (360 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Number: 36.25.1554a, b
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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