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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1877A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Knife with sheath | |
| Culture | Persian, probably, perhaps Turkish | |
| Global Region | Southwest Asia | |
| Country | Iran, probably, perhaps Turkey | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
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| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s or early 1900s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Steel; Ivory; Metal: bronze; Brass; Enamel; Shell: nacre (mother-of-pearl); Silver; Nickel silver | |
| Description | A: Knife; B: Sheath; From BRL 1982: “Knife, Persian, probably, or Turkish; Ivory handle, cast bronze butt, decorated with brass pins, discs and 7-point stars, red enamel dots, pearl dots, and a mother-of-pearl crescent moon; Pinned on silver plated nickel silver bolster; Shear steel blade with chased and gilt stars; Some cracking in ivory; Probably late 19th or early 20th century.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=1.4; B=1.9, Thickness = A=1.2; B=1.3, Length = A=16.1; B=14.2 | |