Clasp Knife
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watered steel blade with a chiseled back edge. The steel grip is decorated with silver set with niello
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Chiseled crucible forged steel and nielloed silver |
| Brief description | Steel clasp knife with a grip decorated with arabesques in silver set with niello. 19th century, Caucasus. |
| Physical description | Watered steel blade with a chiseled back edge. The steel grip is decorated with silver set with niello |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 572-1876 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2002 |
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