Dagger (Kard) with Shealth

Unknown

Blade, dated 1738–39; hilt and scabbard, 19th century · Steel, gold, rock crystal, ruby, emerald · Arms and Armor

The blade of watered steel is chiseled in the same high-relief style as another in the Museum's collection that was made in the Iranian city of Shiraz in 1732–33. This example, dated 1738–39, is also probably Iranian and appears to have been mounted in Turkey in the early nineteenth century.

Artist

Unknown

Date

Blade, dated 1738–39; hilt and scabbard, 19th century

Medium

Steel, gold, rock crystal, ruby, emerald

Culture

Blade, Iranian; hilt and scabbard, Turkish

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Giulia P. Morosini, in memory of her father, Giovanni P. Morosini, 1923