Dagger and Sheath
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Caption
Dagger and Sheath, 1827. Iron alloy (steel) and copper alloy with gilding; sheath: copper alloy, chased and repoussé decoration, and wood lining , Length of Knife: 16 in. (40.6 cm) Length of Scabbard: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 32.769a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Dagger and Sheath
Date
1827
Dynasty
Ottoman
Period
Ottoman
Medium
Iron alloy (steel) and copper alloy with gilding; sheath: copper alloy, chased and repoussé decoration, and wood lining
Classification
Dimensions
Length of Knife: 16 in. (40.6 cm) Length of Scabbard: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Inscriptions
Inscribed with Islamic date, "1243," which is 1243 AH (1827 CE).
Credit Line
Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam
Accession Number
32.769a-b
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