Artist
Unidentified maker, Russian
Diamond sword and scabbard presented for gallantry to General Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
Date1885
MediumSteel (blade), silver, 14K gold, diamonds, transparent faceted stones, and crocodile leather (scabbard)
DimensionsActual: 39 1/4 × 6 × 4 in. (99.7 × 15.2 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Marina Belosselsky-Belozersky Kasarda
Object number2018.202.1-2
Evgenii Alexandrovich Lancere
1882
Middle or 2nd half of 19th c.