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Yatagan with Scabbard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a yatagan with scabbard. The knife has a curved blade with a pointed tip. The blade is gray with visible wear and a darker edge. The handle is made from what appears to be ivory or bone. The handle is adorned with small round gold accents. There are gold decorative pieces between the handle and blade. The scabbard is long and slender with an etched silver surface. The top of the scabbard has red oval-shaped accents around its circumference. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1802–3
Medium
Steel, silver, gold, coral
Culture
Anatolian or Balkan
Dimensions
357 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette