Dagger
42-30-261A
From: Arabian Peninsula
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 42-30-261A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Arabian Peninsula |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Steel | Wood | Velvet | Copper |
Technique | Gilded |
Description | "Jambiya". Crescentic, double edged steel blade with sharp medial ridge on both faces; wide end inserted in slightly wider grip which narrows in the center and has a large stud in its wide end; the entire grip covered with gilded metal with designs of drops, scrolls, flowers and panels of circles and diamonds, the designs being smooth polished, the background granular. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
Other Number | 168A - Collector Number |
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