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Knife with wooden handle decorated with engraved copper
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Knife with wooden handle decorated with engraved copper

anonymous · 1500 - 1600 · ciselure; engraving; iron (metal); copper (metal); wood (plant material)

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

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Knife with an iron blade. The wooden handle is decorated on both sides with three round copper plates featuring a rosette. The copper finial shows on one side an armored man holding a star-shaped scepter in one hand and a staff in the other; the other side shows a nearly naked woman with flowers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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knife
Credit lineMes met houten heft versierd met gegraveerd koper. 1500 - 1600. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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