Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1998A,B | |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with sheath | |
| Culture | Spanish | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Spain | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Mediterranean | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 1700s, probably, or early 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Silver alloy; Ivory; Brass; Leather; Wood | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; From BRL 1982: “Mediterranean dagger, and scabbard; Spain, probably 18th or early 19th century; Rope carved one piece ivory handle (probably original, but may not be); Engraved and embossed silver (?) (sic) alloy ferrule and cap; Triangular blade with fancy bolster, sharp false edge; Hole pierced near point (on eye?) (sic); Etched (?) (sic) inscriptions on both sides of blade; Scabbard: brown leather over wood, 3 crude brass fittings, not original to knife.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=2.6; B=3.4, Thickness = A=2.1; B=1.1, Length = A=27.8; B=16.6 | |