Knife
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Watered steel knife blade, chiseled, with gold kuftkari and damascened calligraphic decoration and a walrus ivory hilt
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Crucible forged steel, chiseled and decorated with gold kuftkari |
| Brief description | Middle East, Metalwork. Watered steel blade, chiselled, with gold kuftkari and damascened calligraphic decoration and a walrus ivory hilt, Iran; Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
| Physical description | Watered steel knife blade, chiseled, with gold kuftkari and damascened calligraphic decoration and a walrus ivory hilt |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 567-1876 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2002 |
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