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Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath and Belt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal dagger with curved blade and handle featuring decorative texturing resembling small dots; blade has slight curvature. Attached to dagger is a sheath and belt; sheath and belt are made of leather and metal with decorative texturing; sheath has green straps; belt portion has brown leather with green straps, and black leather on bottom; metal portion on belt features decorative texturing; sheath and belt are connected. The background is white. The title of the image is "Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath and Belt". The artist is not visually identifiable.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, gold, silver, textile, leather, brass
Culture
Arabian
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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