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Tray of Jeweled Daggers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a tray titled "Tray of Jeweled Daggers", created by an unknown artist. The tray is an elongated octagon with a gold frame. The frame has a blue and white patterned border on the outside edge. Inside the frame is a red velvet background. Five daggers are placed on the velvet background. The dagger on the left has a white handle resembling a chess piece. The second dagger from the left has a handle shaped like a horse's head. The third dagger from the left is slender with a silver handle. The fourth dagger from the left resembles the second dagger. The dagger on the right has a curved white handle. The handles of the daggers are decorated with gold, red, and green designs.

Artwork details

Date:
probably late 19th century
Medium:
Steel, copper alloy, gold, silver, jade, rock crystal, gemstones, glass
Culture:
Turkish
Dimensions:
466 × 624 px
Museum record:
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