Dagger with Sheath, blade, mid-16th century; hilt and scabbard, probably mid-16th century, blade, Turkish; hilt and scabbard, European, possibly Italian, Steel, iron, wood, leather, gold, Wt. of dagger and scabbard 9 oz (246 g); Dagger: L. 10 3/8 in. (26.34 cm); L. of blade, 6 1/4 in. (16.0 cm); W. of blade, 7/8 in. (2.21 cm) Wt. 7 oz. (191 g); Scabbard: L. 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm); Wt. 2 oz. (55 g), Daggers, Near Eastern blades were valued highly in Europe, and many fine examples were exported and mounted with European hilts. In this example, the Ottoman blade has been fitted with a hilt and sheath damascened with gold arabesques of Middle Eastern inspiration
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