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1895.3.7

Clasp knife with metal blade and handle, the handle is possibly brass incised with lines forming a criss-cross pattern. [ZM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/11/2004]

1895.3.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Clasp knife with metal blade and handle, the handle is possibly brass incised with lines forming a criss-cross pattern. [ZM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/11/2004]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Bihar Sonpur
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 26/01/1895
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Riveted, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 90 mm closed
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.3.7

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Trade, Knife

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