Dagger with Sheath

blade, mid-16th century; hilt and scabbard, probably mid-16th century

Date

blade, mid-16th century; hilt and scabbard, probably mid-16th century

Culture or place

blade, Turkish; hilt and scabbard, European, possibly Italian

Medium

Steel, iron, wood, leather, gold

Size

Wt. of dagger and scabbard 9 oz (246 g); Dagger: L. 10 3/8 in. (26.34 cm); L. of blade, 6 1/4 in. (16.0 cm); W. of blade, 7/8 in. (2.21 cm) Wt. 7 oz. (191 g); Scabbard: L. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (55 g)

Type

Daggers

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed