Dagger
Dagger Sheath
84-18-4
From: Yemen (uncertain) | Oman (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 84-18-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Yemen (uncertain) | Oman (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 1900-1925 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Metal | Horn (animal part) | Silver | Copper |
| Description | Dagger A / Sheath B - Straight metal dagger (hanjar?) with three vertical grooves on each side of blade and two small crosses near handle on one side only. Rhino horn (?) handle with engraved silver and copper at top and bottom edges. Matching silver and copper engrave sheath with two silver rings, one on each side. Typical of Jewish metalworkers. |
| Length | 44.3 cm |
| Width | 5.3 cm |
| Depth | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles C. G. Chaplin, 1984 |
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