Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Hilt, Turkish or North African; blade, Iranian

Date

hilt and scabbard, 19th century; blade, probably late 18th–early 19th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Saber (Kilij) with scabbard

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Title

Saber (Kilij) with Scabbard

Creator

Worktype

Swords

Cultural Context

Hilt, Turkish or North African; blade, Iranian

Material

Steel, gold, horn (rhinoceros), wood, leather

Dimensions

H. with scabbard 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm); H. without scabbard 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm); H. of blade 30 3/4 in. (78.2 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 8.3 oz. (688.9 g); Wt. of scabbard 14 oz. (396.9 g)

Technique

Language

Date

hilt and scabbard, 19th century; blade, probably late 18th–early 19th century

Provenance

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Turkey

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subject

Topic

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