# Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)

- By: Workshop of Ahmed Tekelü
- Date: ca. 1525–30
- Medium: Steel, gold, ivory (walrus), silver, turquoise, pearls, rubies
- Classification: Swords
- Dimensions: L. 23 3/8 in. (59.3 cm); L. of blade 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 8 oz. (691 g)
- Culture: Turkish, Istanbul
- Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1993
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24953)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP216853.jpg
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