Stiletto

Cleveland Museum of Art

Stiletto by artist. The dagger has an overall dark color. The handle is long and thin with a figure on top. The figure on top appears to be human with outstretched arms. The figure is wrapped in a long serpent-like object. The handle has cross-shaped indentations below the figure. There are three nose-like protrusions on the handle below the cross-shaped indentations. The cross-guard is shaped like a bar with bulbous ends. The blade is long and thin with a slight texture along its length. The blade tapers to a sharp point. The background transitions from dark at the top to light gray in the center and dark again at the edges.