Knife [.1] with single edged blade and copper alloy and ?horn handle, for sheath [1913.48.6.2] [SM 22/06/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Knife [.1] with single edged blade and copper alloy and ?horn handle, for sheath [1913.48.6.2] [SM 22/06/2007]
Long description: Knife [.1] with single edged blade and copper alloy and ?horn handle, for sheath [1913.48.6.2]. The blade is decorated on one surface with a design made of punched dots. The handle is tapered at either end. It is made copper alloy at either end and shaped discs of red and black ?horn which are sandwiched together in layers. Some ?horn layers are also inlaid with copper alloy wire. [SM 22/06/2007]
Geographical reference: Spain
Europe > Southern Europe > Spain; Canary Islands Gran Canaria
Cultural groups: Spanish
Person: Field collector John Smalman Smith; PRM source Sarah Sophia Smalman Smith
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1888
Date collected: By 1913
Acquisition information: Donated: 1913
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Metal Wire, Material Animal Horn, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised, Process Inlaid, Process Punched, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Length: max 280 mm, Width: max 32 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1913.48.6.1

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