Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard

hilt and scabbard, 19th century; blade, probably late 18th–early 19th century

Date

hilt and scabbard, 19th century; blade, probably late 18th–early 19th century

Culture or place

Hilt, Turkish or North African; blade, Iranian

Medium

Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), wood, leather

Size

H. with scabbard 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm); H. without scabbard 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm); H. of blade 30 3/4 in. (78.2 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 8.3 oz. (688.9 g); Wt. of scabbard 14 oz. (396.9 g)

Type

Swords

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed