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Handle

Handle

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (possibly, made)
    Scandinavia (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    17th century- 18th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Bone, carved

  • Museum number:

    1003-1900

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This knife-handle is carved from bone in low relief with full length figures of Adam and Eve in the Garden; between them is the Tree of Knowledge, entwined round which is Satan, represented by a human body terminating in a serpent's tail, offering the fruit.

Physical description

Knife-handle of bone, carved in low relief with full length figures of Adam and Eve in the Garden; between them is the Tree of Knowledge, entwined round which is Satan, represented by a human body terminating in a serpent's tail, offering the fruit.

Place of Origin

Germany (possibly, made)
Scandinavia (possibly, made)

Date

17th century- 18th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Bone, carved

Dimensions

Length: 3.875 in, Width: 1.25 in

Object history note

Bought with Nos. 1003 to 1009-1900 for £5.

Descriptive line

Knife handle, bone, carved, Adam and Eve, serpent, possibly German, 17th to 18th century

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1900. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1903. pp.154
Longhurst, Margaret, H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. II. London: The Board of Education, 1929. pp.95

Materials

Bone

Techniques

Carved

Subjects depicted

Eve; Adam; Satan

Categories

Tableware & cutlery

Collection code

SCP

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Qr_O231043
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