Saber with Scabbard

Date

grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century

Type

Saber with scabbard

Medium

Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

23.232.2a, b

Credit

Gift of Giulia P. Morosini, in memory of her father, Giovanni P. Morosini, 1923