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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1751   CAS 0389-1751; Scissors
Category Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Scissors
Culture Persian, probably
Global Region Southwest Asia
Country Iran, probably
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s or early 1800s, probably
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Gold
Description From BRL 1982: “Scissors, probably Persian; Perhaps scissors - dagger; Excellent file work on handle; Longitudinally (sic) curved blades; Damascened with elaborate gold lattice work design; Probably 18th or early 19th century; Superb specimen.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.1, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 28.0