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Knife with enamel-decorated handle and engravings on the blade
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Knife with enamel-decorated handle and engravings on the blade

anonymous · 1575 - 1625 · gild; engraving; champlevé; iron (metal); copper (metal); gilding (material); email

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

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Knife with an iron blade decorated with engravings. On one side a leaping dog; the other side shows a soldier with a halberd and a sword in its scabbard, above which are curled vine motifs and at the top a bird (phoenix?). The handle is decorated with flowers of multiple colors in enamel. The end of the handle is openwork. The blade and handle are partially gilded.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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knife
Credit lineMes met email versierd heft en gravures op lemmet. 1575 - 1625. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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