Arms & Armour

A Selection of Objects
  • A Mughal gem-set jade-hilted dagger and scabbard, India
    Mughal Dagger
    A Mughal gem-set jade-hilted dagger and scabbard, India, 17th century
    37.3cm
  • Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent, Turkey (Istanbul)
    Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent, Turkey (Istanbul), ca. 1525–30
    SOLD

    Steel, gold, walrus ivory, silver, turquoise, pearls, rubies

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
    L. 23 3/8 in. (59.3 cm); L. of blade 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 8 oz. (691 g)