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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1546A,B   CAS 0389-1546A,B; Knife sheath
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife sheath
Culture unknown
Global Region Europe
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood; Leather (shagreen); Metal: Silver
Description Two piece cylindrical sheath, made on a wooden core and covered with an indeterminate coarse-grained hide; Upper end of cap, and distal and proximal ends of lower half of sheath are wrapped in silver bands.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.8, Length = 18.2