Dagger [.1] with two-edged blade of lozenge section, etched with designs including scales, a torch and two cornucopias. Ball quillons, grooved horn handle. With silver-mounted stitched leather sheath [.2]. [LM 16/05/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger [.1] with two-edged blade of lozenge section, etched with designs including scales, a torch and two cornucopias. Ball quillons, grooved horn handle. With silver-mounted stitched leather sheath [.2]. [LM 16/05/2007]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1850
Date collected: By 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2007
Materials and processes: Material Steel Metal, Material Animal Horn, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Silver Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Etched, Process Carved, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Length: max 230 mm, Length: max 145 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.140.906.1 Accession number: 1884.140.906.2

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