Scimitar with Scabbard

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian

Date

late 16th–17th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Scimitar with scabbard

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Title

Scimitar with Scabbard

Creator

Worktype

Swords

Cultural Context

Hilt and scabbard, Turkish; Blade, Iranian

Material

Steel, copper alloy (brass), silver, wood, gold, jade, turquoise, copper

Dimensions

H. with scabbard 42 1/16 in. (106.8 cm); H. without scabbard 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm); H. of blade 35 in. (88.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1928 g); Wt. of scabbard 2 lb. (906 g);
width: 3.18centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

late 16th–17th century

Provenance

Rogers Fund and Pfeiffer Fund, 1978

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Iran

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subject

Topic

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