Dagger (Jambiya)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dagger, titled "Dagger (Jambiya)", has a metal handle with gold-colored decorative elements at the top and bottom. The handle is dark gray with a textured appearance and features gold-colored metal filigree at both ends. A silver-colored metal blade protrudes from the bottom of the handle. The blade is long and curved, with a pointed tip. Two parallel grooves run along the length of the blade, which tapers to a point. The background of the image is light gray.