Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Arms & ArmorSwordsblade and guard, 19th century; grip, 18th century

Artwork Details

Title	Saber
Medium	Steel, jade (nephrite), gold
Dimensions	L. 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm); L. of blade 30 5/8 in. (77.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 1 oz. (935.5 g)
Classification	Swords
Department	Arms & Armor
Date	blade and guard, 19th century; grip, 18th century
Credit Line	Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	blade and guard, Turkish; grip, Indian; blade, possibly Iranian
Date Range	1701 – 1900

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 24319