Dagger (Khanjar) with Sheath and Case

About this artwork

Status

Deaccessioned

Title

Dagger (Khanjar) with Sheath and Case

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1895–1905

Medium

Steel, gold, silver, gilt copper, brass, jade, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, turquoise, wood, textile and shagreen (ray skin)

Dimensions

46.2 × 5.8 × 2.9 cm (18 3/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.); Blade: H.: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.)

Reference Number

1982.2166a-c

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is based on information known at time of deaccession and does not reflect any subsequent changes or new research findings about the object.