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Object Number
986-30-60/14522
Display Title
Curved dagger
Descriptions
Object Description
Dagger, curved (hanjar). Dhaban steel blade. Wooden scabbard encased in ornamented silver. Undecorated horn handle. Purchased in Kirkuk, Iraq., reportedly Kurdish. Dagger in scabbard: 47 cm l; scabbard: 31.5 cml, 6 cm w, 2.75 cm d. Other measurements in record are for dagger.
Inventory Description
Dagger, curved iron balde, carved wood handle, wood sheath, ornate silver cover
Classification
- Dagger
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kurd?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Iraq
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Kirkuk
Materials
Iron, Wood, Silver, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 43.2 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm (17 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
986-30-60/14522
Provenance
Collector
Robert W. Ehrich
(1929 - 12/1986)
Donor
Robert W. Ehrich
(1929 - 12/1986)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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