Inscribed Dagger ("Jambiya") and Sheath

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Holding institution:
The Walters Art Museum
Data provider:
The Walters Art Museum
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Title:
Inscribed Dagger ("Jambiya") and Sheath
Date:
1713 (Early Modern)
Description:
Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Type:
daggers
Type (Narrower):
Armaments
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
Culture: Islamic
Provenance:
R. S. Pardo, Constantinople; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Medium:
blade: steel, inlaid with gold and set with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), and sapphires; hilt: nephrite; sheath: enamel, set with rubies (or spinels)
Extent:
Dimensions: dagger: 2 13/16 x 15 3/16 x 1 1/16 in. (7.2 x 38.6 x 2.7 cm); sheath: 2 7/16 x 12 3/16 x 1 in. (6.2 x 31 x 2.5 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
51.48
Is part of:
ISL, ARM
Islamic Art
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