Title: Matrices for Sword Mounts
Object type: Matrices for sword mounts
Date: 10th–11th century
Culture: Iraqi or Iranian
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: Sword guard (1980.210.1): H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (162 g); locket (1980.210.2): H. 2 15/16 in. (7.44 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.65 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (119 g); chape (1980.210.3): H. 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Wt. 7 oz. (206 g)
Classification: Swords-Accessories
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Anonymous Gift, 1980
Geography: Country of Origin    Iran      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY