Dagger from a Rifle Set. Turkey, 1732-1733

Dagger from a Rifle Set. Turkey, 1732-1733

Dagger from a Rifle Set. Turkey, 1732-1733. Steel, decorated with gold, rubies (or spinels), beryls. 1 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 5/8 in. (4.4 x 30 x 1.7 cm). 51.76. Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903. The Walters Art Museum

Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.