Dagger and Sheath
18th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueDark green nephrite or jade, damascened metal, wood covered with cloth
Dimensions43.9 cm (17 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: L: 0.439 m (17 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Goelet
Accession number67.841
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1967, John Goelet, New York, NY; 1967 gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1967)
18th century
18th century
17th or 18th century
19th century
18th century
12th century B.C.
3rd millennium B.C.
late 17th–early 18th century
17th century
late 3rd millennium B.C.
14th–13th century B.C.
about 2000 B.C.