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Dagger (Katar) with Sheath

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a dagger and its sheath. The dagger has a long, thin, pointed blade with a decorative metal hilt and a metal pommel. The blade is silver with darker areas near the hilt. The hilt has a metal frame with a horizontal bar across the top and two vertical bars on either side. The sheath is covered in red fabric with a decorative metal cap on the top and a metal tip at the bottom. The cap is gold-colored with etched designs. The dagger and sheath by Indian or Pakistani. Dagger (Katar).

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Steel, silver, wood, velvet
Culture
Indian
Dimensions
351 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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