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Medium7 works

Collection Summary

Works Held7
Date Range3900 BC – 1900
Primary DepartmentArms and Armor (16)
Most Common FormDaggers (11)
Cultures Represented6
Countries1
Public Domain10 works (45%)

Works by Century

39th century BC
38th century BC
36th century BC
16th century
17th century
18th century

Departments

Arms and Armor
16
Egyptian Art
6

Forms & Classifications

Daggers
11
Knives
4
Swords
1

Cultures Represented

Historical Periods

Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II · 3Predynastic, Naqada l–Early Naqada II · 2Predynastic, early Naqada II · 1

Works Index

TitleClassificationDateOrigin
Comb decorated with a hippoca. 3900–3500 B.C.Egypt
Comb decorated with a wildebeestca. 3900–3500 B.C.Egypt
Comb with a giraffeca. 3900–3500 B.C.Egypt
Figurine of a manca. 3650–3450 B.C.Egypt
Dagger (Khanjarli)Daggers17th–18th centurySouth Indian
Dagger (Khanjarli)Daggers17th–18th centuryIndian
Dagger (Khanjarli) with SheathDaggers17th–18th centuryIndian
Dagger (Khanjar)Daggersmid-17th centuryIndian, Mughal
Dagger with SheathDaggersca. 1650–1700Nepalese
Knife (Kard)Knivesca. 1800Persian
Drop pendantca. 3850–3500 B.C.Egypt
Drop pendantca. 3850–3500 B.C.Egypt
Dagger (Jambiya)Daggers18th–19th centuryIndian
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with SheathDaggers18th–19th centurySouth Indian
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with SheathDaggers18th–19th centuryIndian
KnifeKnives18th–19th centuryPersian
Knife (Kard) with SheathKnives18th–19th centuryIndian
Sword (Shamshir) with Scabbard Sling StrapsSwords18th centuryIndian
Three Knives with SheathDaggers18th–19th centuryIndian
Two Knives with SheathKnives18th–19th centuryIndian
Dagger (Jambiya) with SheathDaggers19th centuryIndian
Dagger (Jambiya) with Sheath and CordDaggers19th centuryPersian, Qajar

Related materials

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access