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Dagger

1800s · metal

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This is a typical 19th-century double-edge short sword. The image of bats was chosen to decorate the brass mount because of their association with the idea of longevity and happiness.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description

Credit lineDagger (대모장식검 (玳瑁裝飾劍)), 1800s. Metal; overall: 38.1 cm (15 in.); hilt: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); scabbard: 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta Carroll, M.D., 1995.246.a

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