Dagger (Kard) with Shealth
Object type: Dagger (Kard) with shealth
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Blade, Iranian; hilt and scabbard, Turkish
Date: Blade, dated 1738–39; hilt and scabbard, 19th century
Medium: Steel, gold, rock crystal, ruby, emerald
Dimensions: H. with sheath 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm); H. without sheath 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); H. of blade 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Wt. 9.5 oz. (269.3 g); Wt. of sheath 6.2 oz. (175.8 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Giulia P. Morosini, in memory of her father, Giovanni P. Morosini, 1923
Accession year: 1923