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Dagger (Katar) and Sheath

Dagger (Katar) and Sheath. Culture: Indian, Mughal. Dimensions: L. 19 in. (48.26 cm). Date: 17th century. Daggers of this type, called katars, were designed to be held by the cross bars in a clenched fist. This is one of the few that retains its embossed leather scabbard. Elaborately decorated examples worn thrust through a waist sash, can be seen in many Indian paintings of this period.
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Title: Dagger (Katar) and Sheath
Caption: Dagger (Katar) and Sheath. Culture: Indian, Mughal. Dimensions: L. 19 in. (48.26 cm). Date: 17th century. Daggers of this type, called katars, were designed to be held by the cross bars in a clenched fist. This is one of the few that retains its embossed leather scabbard. Elaborately decorated examples worn thrust through a waist sash, can be seen in many Indian paintings of this period.
Technique/material: Steel, leather, gold
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4400 × 2717 px | 34.2 MB
Print size: 37.3 × 23.0 cm | 1732.3 × 1069.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARMS AND ARMOR • ARMS • ASIA • CASES • DAGGERS • EDGED WEAPONS • GOLD • INDIA • IRON ALLOY • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON AND STEEL • IRON_AND_STEEL • LEATHER • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SHEATHS • STEEL INDUSTRY • STEEL • STEEL, LEATHER, GOLD