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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
Museum record:
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