Dagger and Sheath
probably 19th century (made)
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Knife with a blade inlaid with gold and hilt with ivory seals. Sheath for the knife in recurved black tooled leather over a wooden core.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tooled black leather over a wooden core |
| Brief description | Middle East, Metalwork. Knife (Kard), with watered steel blade, inlaid with gold hilt with ivory seals. Sheath in recurved black tooled leather over a wooden core. Iran; Persian; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
| Physical description | Knife with a blade inlaid with gold and hilt with ivory seals. Sheath for the knife in recurved black tooled leather over a wooden core. |
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| Accession number | M.86&A-1922 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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