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Knife with a gilded handle inlaid with mother-of-pearl
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Knife with a gilded handle inlaid with mother-of-pearl

1500 - 1600 · inlay (process); ciselure; gild; engraving; iron (metal); gilding (material); mother of pearl

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Knife with an iron blade, gilded at the transition to the handle and decorated with leaf motifs. The iron handle is entirely gilded and crowned with a sphinx. The middle part of the handle is inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
knife
Credit lineMes met verguld heft ingelegd met parelmoer. 1500 - 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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