Sword with Scabbard

Grip and guard, late 17th century; blade, 17th century

Date

Grip and guard, late 17th century; blade, 17th century

Culture or place

Grip and guard, Turkish, Ottoman; blade, European

Medium

Steel, silver, gold, copper-silver alloy (niello), lapis lazuli, wood, leather

Size

L. with scabbard 40 3/8 in. (102.5 cm); L. without scabbard 39 3/4 in. (101 cm); L. of blade 34 3/4 in. (88.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (827 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. (453 g)

Type

Swords

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed